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ROVINCIAL  AGENTS  OF 
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INTRODUCTORY  NOTE 


The  following  is  the  diary  of  a  North  Carolina  farmer,  Bart- 
lett  Yancey  Malone,  who  fought  during  the  American  War  of 
Secession  from  July,  1861,  to  November,  1863,  when  he  was  cap- 
tured and  made  prisoner.  He  entered  the  Confederate  Army  at 
the  age  of  twenty-three  as  a  private  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  a 
sergeant,  being  a  member  during  his  active  service  of  the  6th 
North  Carolina  Regiment.  As  he  said,  this  regiment  at  the  time 
of  his  capture  in  battle  on  the  Rappahannock  River  belonged  to 
"General  Hooks  (Hoke)  brigard  Early  Division  Ewels  Corps 
Leas  Armey. ' '  As  his  story  shows,  Malone  participated  in  most 
of  the  great  battles  and  campaigns  in  Virginia,  Maryland  and 
Pennsylvania.  After  his  capture,  November  7,  1863,  he  was  im- 
prisoned at  Point  Lookout,  Maryland,  where  he  remained  until 
February  24th,  1865. 

An  inquiry  as  to  the  justification  for  the  publication  of  this 
document  would  be  pertinent,  for  on  a  cursory  reading  it  seems 
little  more  than  an  extended  weather  report.  Mr.  Malone  per- 
formed no  extraordinary  feat  of  heroism,  at  least  none  such  was 
recorded ;  he  participated  with  individual  distinction  in  no  poli- 
tical movement  of  importance ;  he  played  no  role  which  would 
cause  historians  to  single  him  out  for  particular  notice.  His 
diary  is  reproduced  here  as  a  document  of  human  interest  which 
reveals,  with  much  quaintness  of  expression,  the  thoughts  of  a 
simple  soldier  of  the  ranks — the  thoughts,  it  is  to  be  presumed,  of 
a  mass  of  men,  which  have  oftentimes  been  inarticulate.  There 
is  a  frankness  about  this  diary  that  conveys  inevitably,  I  believe, 
the  conviction  of  sincerity.  And  there  is  a  lack  of  emotion — as 
when  in  remarking  on  an  event  which,  we  are  told,  caused  the  sol- 
diers great  grief,  the  death  of  Stonewall  Jackson,  he  merely  said, 
"And  General  Jackson  died  to-day,  which  is  the  10th  day  of 
May" — an  absence  of  bitterness  and  of  complaints  which,  con- 
sidering the  provocation  of  circumstances,  make  the  diary  of  al- 
most as  much  interest  because  of  these  omissions  as  because  of 
what  is  included.    Perhaps  the  most  conspicuously  absent  feature 


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is  that  of  any  statement  of  the  Southern  cause  for  which  he  was 
fighting.  Not  only  does  the  writer  refrain  from  criticism  of  the 
North,  but  he  omits  to  tell  why  he  is  fighting  for  the  South.  He 
assumes  the  Southern  cause  tacitly  and  of  course.  Mr.  Malone  was 
chiefly  concerned  with  his  job  of  being  a  soldier  and,  as  there 
was  no  passion  nor  rancor  in  his  story,  there  was  likewise  no  ex- 
altation nor  fervid  declamation.  He  asserted  no  particular 
knowledge  of  military  events  nor  predicted  the  result  of  any  en- 
gagement. "What  the  result  is  to  be  is  more  than  I  no."  He 
did  not  seem  to  have  been  especially  elated  by  victory,  and  he 
was  certainly  not  demoralized  by  defeat — not  even  that  of 
Gettysburg.  He  committed  himself  on  rare  occasions  to  expres- 
sions which  manifested  a  confidence  in  the  ultimate  outcome,  as 
after  a  successful  battle  he  said:  ""We  whipt  them  like  we  aul- 
ways  do. ' '  He  was  unconsciously  a  brave  man  who  took  a  sober 
sort  of  joy  in  fighting.  On  one  occasion,  when  alluding  to  a  battle 
of  more  than  four  hours  in  length,  which  began  about  three 
o 'clock  in  the  afternoon,  he  remarked :  "we  had  a  wright  nice 
time  of  it  from  then  on  tell  dark."  There  is  no  notice  taken  of 
the  horrors  of  war,  of  bloody  scenes  which  he  must  have  witnessed 
on  the  battlefield ;  nor  were  there  any  complaints  made  of  the 
pains  of  the  wounds  he  received.  His  attitude  toward  the  enemy 
was  unemotional,  almost  indifferent.  He  sometimes  referred  to 
the  federal  soldiers  as  "the  Scamps,"  which,  in  view  of  the 
heated  controversies  of  the  time,  must  certainly  be  regarded  as  a 
mild  term  of  reproach.  It  is  true  that  he  designated  General 
Benjamin  F.  Butler  as  the  "Yankee  beast,"  but  that  was  an  ex- 
pression then  so  current  in  the  South  as  to  be  conventional  so  far 
as  Butler  was  concerned.  Having  done  with  these  negative, 
though  very  significant,  aspects,  it  might  be  said  that,  judging 
from  the  diary,  Malone  was  chiefly  thinking — possibly  from  a 
farmer's  habit — of  the  weather  with  its  attendant  pleasures  and 
discomforts  and  about  food. 

One  persistent  habit  of  Malone  was  to  record  the  texts  of 
sermons  which  he  heard,  together  with  references  to  their  biblical 
rources.  This  practice,  in  addition  to  revealing  some  interesting 
evidence  as  to  the  nature  of  Civil  War  sermons,  will  remind  some 


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readers  of  the  time  when  it  was  considered  a  cardinal  sin  to  be 
unable  to  quote  and  cite  the  preacher's  text.  Religion  affected 
him  in  this  way  not  only,  but  it  influenced  his  poetry. 

That  part  of  the  diary  which  describes  Malone 's  experience 
as  a  prisoner  at  Point  Lookout  is,  I  think,  an  important  and  valu- 
able addition  to  the  limited,  first-hand  material  dealing  with 
Southerners  in  Northern  prisons.  It  was  when  writing  his  reflec- 
tions on  prison  life  that  the  first  note  of  despair  comes  into  his 
journals.  His  criticism  of  the  treatment  of  prisoners  there  may 
be  summarized  under  four  heads :  First,  there  was  not  food 
enough.  ' '  Our  rations  at  Point  Lookout  was  5  crackers  and  a 
cup  of  coffee  for  Breakfast.  And  for  dinner  a  small  ration  of 
meat  2  crackers  three  potatoes  and  a  cup  of  soup.  Sugar  we 
have  non. "  Later  he  described  the  food  supplied  by  saying, 
' '  Our  Rations  gets  no  better  we  get  half  a  loaf  of  bread  a  day  a 
smal  slice  of  Pork  or  Beef  or  Sault  Beef  for  Breakfast  for  dinner 
a  cup  of  Been  Soup  and  Supper  we  get  non. ' '  Coffee  and  sugar, 
which  last  commodity  had  for  a  time  been  supplied,  had 
been  taken  away.  At  one  time  his  friends  caught,  cooked  and 
ate  a  rat.  Secondly,  he  wrote  of  the  poor  protection  against  the 
cold  afforded  the  prisoners.  Many  had  to  sleep  on  the  ground 
with  only  one  blanket.  "All  the  wood  we  get  at  Point  Lookout 
is  one  sholder  tirn  of  pine  brush  every  other  day  for  a  tent.  16 
men  to  every  tent. ' '  He  recorded  that  five  men  froze  to  death  on 
one  night.  Thirdly,  he  mentioned  the  frequent  shooting  of  pris- 
oners by  the  guards  for  trivial  reasons.  At  one  time  he  states 
that  a  prisoner  was  shot  and  killed  by  the  guard  "for  no  reason 
attall. "  Fourthly,  he  rather  bitterly  resented  the  placing  of 
negroes  as  guards  over  him. 

It  will  seem  strange  to  some  that  the  writer  of  this  diary 
should  have  spelled  General  Lee's  name,  which  undoubtedly  was 
very  familiar  to  him,  as  "Lea."  This  spelling  of  the  famous 
name  may  be  explained  by  the  fact,  of  which  I  have  been  in- 
formed, that  in  Caswell  County  there  were  a  number  of  people 
who  spelled  their  name  "Lea,"  as,  indeed,  did  an  officer  of 
Malone 's  regiment.    This  and  other  orthographic  curiosities  must 


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be  considered  in  the  light  of  the  fact  that  he  was  a  graduate  of 
the  "corn  field  and  tobacco  patch"  university. 

No  serious  editing  has  been  undertaken.  Outside  of  an  oc- 
casional attempt  to  indicate  in  some  cases  the  accurate  form  of 
certain  proper  names  and  places,  the  diary  has  been  allowed  to 
stand  without  comment  as  written. 

William  Whatley  Pierson,  Jr. 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  0.,  March  25,  1919. 


THE  DIARY  OF 
BARTLETT  YANCEY  MALONE 


Bartlett  Y.  Malone  was  bornd  and  raised  in  North  Carolina 
Caswell  Comity  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  1838.  And  was  Gradgu- 
ated  in  the  corn  field  and  tobacco  patch :  And  inlisted  in  the 
war  June  the  18th  1861.  And  was  a  member  of  the  Caswell 
Boys  Company  which  was  comanded  by  Captian  Michel  (A.  A. 
Mitchell)  :  And  was  attached  to  the  6th  N.  C.  Regiment  the 
9th  day  of  July  '61  which  was  comanded  by  Colonel  Fisher  who 
got  kild  in  the  first  Manassas  Battel  which  was  July  21,  1861. 
And  then  was  comanded  by  Colonel  W.  D.  Pender  untell  the 
Seven  Pines  fight  which  was  fought  the  30th  day  of  May  '61. # 
And  then  Colonel  W.  D.  Pender  was  promoted  to  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral. And  then  Captain  I.  E.  Avry  (Avery)  of  Co.  E  was  pro- 
moted to  Lieutenant  Colonel  who  was  in  comand  untell  about  the 
10th  of  October  when  he  was  promoted  to  Colonel  and  still  staid 
in  comand  untell  the  2th  day  of  July  1863  which  was  the  day  the 
fite  was  at  Gettysburg  whar  he  was  kild.  And  then  Lieut : 
Colonel  Webb  taken  comand. 

Look  hear  Mr.  Johnston  did  you  ever  go  to  Scolidge 
I  dont  no  :  I  guess  you  mean  coledg  dont  you,  Bans : 
Yes,  that  what  I  said  Scoledg  : 

Oh  go  way  from  hear  negro  you  dont  no  what  you  ar  a  talken 
about 

Yes  I  do  dat  just  what  I  said. 


His  purposes  will  riper  fast 
Unfolding  evry  hour 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower 


*  For  a  history  of  the   Sixth  Regiment,   see   Clark    (editor),   North   Carolina  Regi- 
ments,   1S61-1865,   Vol.    I    (1901). 


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May  your  days  be  days  of  pleasure 
May  your  nites  be  nites  of  rest 
May  you  obtain  lifes  sweetest  pleasure 
And  then  be  numbered  with  the  blest. 


Whar  ere  you  rome 
What  ere  your  lot 
Its  all  I  ask 
Forget  me  not. 

Remember  me  when  I  am  gon 
Dear  friend  remember  me 
And  when  you  bow  befour  the  throne 
0  then  remember  me. 


You  are  a  charming  little  dandy 
Sweeter  than  the  sweetest  candy. 


Candy  is  sweet 
It  is  very  clear 
But  not  half  so  sweet 
As  you  my  dear 


One  day  amidst  the  plas 
"Where  Jesus  is  within 
Is  better  than  ten  thousen  days 
Of  pleasure  and  of  Sin 

0  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften 
Teach  us  Lord  at  length  to  love 
We  alas  forget  too  often 
What  a  friend  we  have  above. 


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All  I  like  of  being  a  Whale 
Is  a  water  Spout  and  a  tail. 


A  certen  cewer  for  the  Toothack  if  the  tooth  is  hollow  take  a 
pease  of  the  scale  that  is  on  a  horses  leg  and  put  it  in  the  hollow 
of  the  tooth    It  is  a  serten  cewer  so  sais  J.  H.  Lyon. 

B.  Y.  M. 


B.  Y.  MALONE'S  MEMORANDUM 

FOR  THE  YEAR  1862 


The  first  day  of  January  was  a  beautyfull  day 

And  William  Hester  died  the  last  day  of  Dec.  1861 

The  2  day  was  a  beautyfull  one  and  nothing  happend  of 
eney  interest  that  day. 

The  3  day  was  also  a  prittjT  day. 

The  4  day  we  had  a  right  smart  snow  and  Mr.  Compton  is 
at  our  camp  to  day  on  a  visit, 

The  5th  which  is  the  Sabath  and  ther  is  a  right  smart  ice 
on  the  ground  to  day  And  Bethel  is  a  cooking  I.  H.  Jonstons 
big  turkey  for  dinner. 

The  6th  day  was  a  veiy  coal  one  indeed  and  the  snow  is 
about  a  half  of  a  inch  deep  on  the  ground  to  day  and  Mr.  I.  T. 
Compton  left  our  camp  to  day  for  home. 

The  7th  day  I  was  on  gard  and  it  was  a  very  coal  day. 

The  8th  day  was  also  coal  and  me  and  Bethel  washed  our 
close  to  day. 

The  9th  day  was  a  beautyfull  And  Mr.  Thomas  Martin 
arived  at  our  camp  today  on  a  visit, 

The  10  day  was  cloud}-  but  not  much  rain  And  I  wrote  a 
letter  to  S.  F.  Compton  today. 

The  11  day  was  a  very  pritty  day  over  head  but  powerfull 
muddy  under  foot,  And  nothing  happend  to  day  worth  a 
naming. 

The  12  day  which  is  the  Sabath  and  it  is  a  beautifull  sun- 
shiney  day  And  me  and  Young  eat  our  big  oposam  today  for 
dinner  and  indeed  it  was  sum  good. 

The  13  was  a  very  nice  day  indeed. 

The  14  day  the  snow  was  about  shoe  mouth  deep  And  Mr. 
Clover  and  Young  and  Joshua  and  my  self  went  a  rabbit  hunt- 
ing and  caught  one  scpiirl  And  indeed  we  saw  a  heep  of  fun 
that  day. 

The  15  day  was  a  very  bad  day  it  raind  all  day  and  freezed 


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as  it  fell  and  at  night  there  was  about  as  much  ice  on  the  treese 
as  I  ever  saw  in  my  life. 

The  16  day  was  a  wright  warm  day  and  the  snow  nearley 
all  melted  off  of  the  ground  by  night 

The  17  day  was  very  cool  and  cloudy 

The  18  day  was  sloppy  day  And  I  hird  today  that  peas 
was  made  between  the  North  and  South  and  I  hird  that  our 
men  sunk  a  vessel  down  on  the  Potomac  last  night  But  indeed 
I  dont  beleave  a  word  of  it. 

The  19  day  was  a  raney  one  and  our  Company  was  on  picket 
gard  at  Greenwood  Church  which  is  in  about  9  miles  from  Poco- 
quan  And  Mr.  I.  F.  Richmond  arived  at  our  camp  to  day  on 
a  visit. 

The  20  day  and  it  is  still  araning  and  nothing  happend  to- 
day of  any  interest 

The  21  is  cloudy  and  a  railing  And  I  am  on  gard  today  at 
the  camp 

The  22  was  cloudy  but  no  rain 

The  23  was  cloudy  and  cool  but  no  rain  And  thir  was  hevy 
canonading  down  on  the  Potomac  to  day 

The  24  was  cool  and  cloudy  in  the  morning  and  in  the  eavn- 
ing  it  was  a  snowing  And  Mr.  Oliver  and  Young  went  to 
Dumpfreese  to  day  for  witnesses  for  Mr.  B.  Murphey. 

The  25  was  a  very  cool  day  and  Young  went  back  to  Dum- 
frieze  to  day  again  for  witnes  for  B.  Murphey. 

The  26  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  beautyfull  day  indeed 

The  27  was  a  warm  sunshiney  day  and  we  all  went  out  on 
drill  to  day  for  the  first  time  in  too  months  And  the  Colonel 
praysed  ous  all  and  said  that  he  was  glad  that  we  had  not  for- 
goten  how  to  drill 

The  28th  day  was  cloudy  in  the  morning  and  clear  in  the 
eavning  And  I  hope  the  Lieutenants  get  sum  logs  today  to 
put  a  flower  (floor)  in  his  hous 

The  29  was  a  very  pritty  warm  day,  but  after  night  it 
comenced  raning  And  I  was  on  gard  to  day  And  my  post 
was  right  befour  the  Colonels  house  door. 

The  30  day  was  a  raney  day  and  nothing  happend  to  day 


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onley  me  and  Marshal  Walker  was  a  playing  and  I  hurt  my  face 
with  a  fence  rail 

The  31  day  was  cloudy  but  not  much  rain  And  nothing 
happend  today  worth  a  menshionen. 

B.  Y.  Malone. 

The  Month  of  February  1862 

The  first  day  of  February  was  a  raney  day  indeed  And 
nothing  happened  to  day  of  eney  interest 

The  2  day  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  very  warm  day 

The  3  day  was  a  very  bad  day  it  snowed  all  day  long  and  at 
night  the  snow  was  about  six  inches  deep 

The  4  day  was  a  very  nice  day  over  head  and  the  snow 
melted  very  fast  all  day,  and  we  boys  saw  a  heep  of  fun  that 
tlay  a  snow  bawling 

The  5  day  was  a  very  warm  sunshiney  day  and  the  snow 
was  nearly  all  melted  off  of  the  ground  by  night  And  nothing 
happend  to  day  worth  a  namen 

The  6  day  was  a  very  raney  one  And  Lieutenant  Lea  and 
Sergeant  Couvington  and  H.  Rudd  and  Mr.  Balden  all  started 
home  to  day  as  recruiting  officers. 

The  7  day  was  cold  and  cloudy    And  I  was  on  gard  to  day 

The  8  day  was  very  cool  And  Lieutenant  Lea  was  promoted 
to  Captian  And  Sergeant  Olover  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant 
to  day  And  Nat  Hester  promoted  to  fourth  Corporal 

The  9  day  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  very  pritty  day  And 
Thomas  Grinsted  dide  to  day  he  was  a  private  in  Captian  Leas 
Company 

The  10  day  was  clear  but  cool  And  we  went  out  on  drill 
today  for  the  first  time  in  severl  weeks. 

The  11  day  was  a  very  cool  day  And  me  and  Cousin  Ander- 
son went  down  to  the  fourth  Alabama  Reg  in  a  visit. 

The   12  day  was  a  very  pritty  day  indeed  and  I  went  to 
Dumfrieze  today  and  then  returned  home 

The  13th  day  was  a  pritty  warm  sunshiney  day  And  we 
went  on  drill  twist  that  day. 

The  14th  day  a  wright  coal  day. 


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The  15  day  was  a  very  bad  day  indeed  it  snowed  all  day 
long  and  at  night  the  snow  was  about  3  inches  deep  on  the 
ground 

The  16  day  was  a  clear  day  and  the  snow  melted  a  little 
And  Mr.  Luther  Rudd  dide  to  day  about  8  oclock  in  the  morning 

The  17  day  was  a  very  bad  day  it  rained  all  day  and  friezed 
as  it  fell. 

The  18  day  was  cloudy  but  warm  and  the  ice  melted  off  and 
I  was  on  gard  that  day 

The  19  day  was  a  very  raney  day  indeed  And  Mr.  I.  R. 
Hester  And  Calvin  Snipes  arived  at  our  camp  today  on  a  visit 

The  20  day  was  a  beautifull  day  it  looked  like  the  spring  of 
the  year  and  Mr.  I.  R.  Moore  left  our  camps  today  to  go  home 
on  a  furlough 

The  21  day  was  cool  and  cloudy  And  ther  was  a  wright 
smart  excitement  in  camp  today  It  was  repoted  that  the  Yankees 
Was  a  landing  at  Colchester 

The  22  day  was  cloudy  and  it  rained  a  little  in  the  morning 
And  Mr.  I.  R.  Hester  and  N.  Snips  left  our  camp  today  for  home 

The  23  day  was  cloudy  but  not  much  rain 

The  24  day  was  clear  and  very  windey  indeed 

The  25  day  was  clear  and  cool  And  A.  I.  Brincefield  started 
home  today  on  a  sick  furlough 

The  26  day  was  cloudy  but  not  much  rain 

The  27  day  was  clear  and  Brother  Albert  arrived  at  our 
camps  today  on  a  visit 

The  28  day  was  clear  but  very  windey  and  cool  And  ther 
was  a  wright  smart  stir  in  camps  today  for  we  had  orders  to 
pack  our  knapsacks  and  to  be  ready  to  march  at  a  moments 
warning  but  wher  we  was  to  go  too  we  did  not  no.  Spring  is 
now  come.  B.  Y.  Malone. 

The  Month  of  March  1862 

The  1  day  of  March  was  clear  and  very  cool  And  I  was  on 
gard  in  the  day  but  being  unwell  I  got  excused  from  standing 
after  night 


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The  2  day  it  snowed  tell  the  snow  was  about  2  inches  on  the 
ground. 

The  3  day  was  cloudy  and  rained  nearley  all  day 

The  4  day  was  clear  and  cool  and  our  company  was  on  picket 
gard  today  at  Greenwood  Chirch 

The  5  day  was  cloudy  but  no  rain  And  Brother  Albert  left 
our  camps  today  for  home 

The  6  day  clear  in  the  morning  and  cloudy  in  the  eavning 
And  snowed  o  little  And  we  had  orders  today  from  General 
Whiten  (W.  H.  Whiting)  to  drill  twist  every  day  hear  after 

The  7  day  was  clear  but  very  cool  and  we  have  orders  to  cook 
too  days  rations  and  be  ready  to  march  in  the  morning  but 
where  we  are  agoing  is  more  than  I  no 

The  8  day  of  March  was  cloudy  and  cool  And  our  Regiment 
left  camp  Fisher  today  for  Camp  Barton 

The  9  day  was  clear  and  warm  And  we  marched  about  15 
miles  to  daj^  on  toward  Camp  Barton 

The  10  day  was  cloudy  and  raining  in  the  morning  but  no 
rain  in  the  eavning  And  we  arrived  at  camp  Barton  about  3 
oclock  in  the  eavning  which  is  about  2  miles  west  of  Frederks- 
burg  (Fredericksburg) 

The  11  day  was  a  beautyfull  warm  sunshiney  day  and  we 
cleaned  our  streets  and  struck  our  tents  today 

The  12  day  was  a  beautyfull  spring  day  and  nothing  occurd 
of  eney  interest 

The  13  day  was  warm  and  clear 

The  14  day  was  warm  and  cloudy  but  no  rain  And  I  was 
on  gard  at  Camp  Barton  for  the  first  time. 

The  15  day  was  a  very  raney  day  indeed 

The  16  day  which  was  the  Sabath  was  cloudy  but  no  rain 
And  our  recruits  got  in  today  and  the  number  of  them  was  45 

The  17  day  was  cool  and  cloudy  but  no  rain  and  I  hurd  today 
that  we  had  to  march  back  to  Richmond 

The  18  day  was  clear  and  warm  And  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Lightfoot  of  the  6th  N.  C.  S.  T.  was  promoted  to  Colonel  of  the 
5th  Alabama  Regt  today 

The  19  day  was  cloudy  and  cool 


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The  20  day  was  raney  and  very  cool  indeed 

The  21  day  cloudy  and  cool  but  no  rain 

The  22  day  cloudy  and  sum  rain  And  I  was  on  gard  and  the 
counter  sign  was  York  Town 

The  23  day  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  beautyfull  spring 
day  and  I  went  to  Frederksburg  to  preaching  And  the  preach- 
ers text  was  in  St.  John  3  chap  and  18  virse 

The  23  day  cool  and  cloudy 

The  24  cool  and  cloudy 

The  25  was  a  beautyfull  day 

The  26  was  also  a  nice  day 

The  27  warm  and  clear 

The  28  was  a  beautyfull  spring  day  and  we  have  orders  this 
eavning  to  cook  3  days  rashers  And  I  hird  severl  cannons  fyer- 
ing  this  eavning  but  what  is  to  be  the  result  is  more  than  I  no 

The  29  day  it  raind  and  haild  and  snowed  and  sleated  and 
friezed  and  done  a  little  of  all  that  was  bad  And  me  and  James 
Colmond  went  to  Fredreksburg  and  went  down  to  the  landing 
and  went  in  a  steam  boat  for  the  first  one  we  ever  was  in 

The  30  day  which  was  the  Sabath  was  cool  and  raney 

The  31  day  was  a  beautyfull  day  and  I  was  on  gard  and  my 
post  was  befour  the  gard  house  door  so  nothing  more. 

B.  Y.  Malone 

The  Month  of  April  1862 

The  6  day  of  April  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  beautyfull 
spring  day  And  I  went  to  Fredericksburg  to  meating  and  the 
Preachers  text  was  in  the  first  Book  of  Kings  18  chapter  and  21 
virse 

The  7  day  was  a  pritty  one 

The  8  day  was  cool  and  raney  And  our  Regiment  left  Camp 
Barton  in  the  morning  and  marched  on  toward  Richmond  threw 
the  wind  and  water  and  waded  the  creaks  as  they  went 

The  9  was  still  cool  and  raney  and  we  continued  our  march 
And  about  3  o'clock  in  the  eavning  as  we  was  marching  threw 
a  little  Town  cauld  Balden  Green  it  comenced  halen  and  raining 
on  ous  very  hard    And  then  it  was  about  3  miles  to  the  Depot 


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wher  we  was  to  take  the  cars  And  we  all  got  very  wet  befour 
we  got  ther  And  then  about  sundown  we  got  in  sum  old  horse 
cars  and  was  run  to  Ashland  which  was  about  22  miles  And 
when  we  got  ther  I  was  wet  and  nearly  frosen  And  I  was  on 
gard  and  they  put  me  on  post  wright  away  and  I  had  to  stand 

2  hours    And  it  was  a  snowing  a  little  while  I  was  a  standing 

The  10  day  was  cool  and  cloudy  in  the  morning  but  cleerd 
off  about  twelve  and  we  stade  in  Town  all  day 

The  11  day  was  a  pritty  clear  day  and  we  stade  in  Town 
untell  eavning  And  in  the  eavning  we  went  out  in  the  woods 
about  a  mile  from  Town  and  struck  our  tents  for  the  night 

The  12  day  was  a  very  pritty  one 

The  13  day  was  also  a  nice  one  And  William  Jeffrus  of  our 
Company  dide  this  morning  And  we  had  a  Preacher  to  preach 
in  our  camp  today  and  his  text  was  in  the  Second  Book  of  Kings 
6  chapter  and  15  and  16  and  17  virses. 

The  14  of  April  was  a  very  pritty  day  And  our  Regiment 
left  Ashland  for  Yolktown  (Yorktown)  And  our  rought  was 
down  by  Hanover  Coathouse 

The  Second  day  we  still  continued  our  march    And  also  the 

3  and  fourth  we  marched  And  the  5  day  we  marched  and  past 
threw  the  town  of  Williamsburg  about  9  o'clock  in  the  morning 
And  about  an  hour  before  the  sun  set  we  arrived  at  General 
Johnston  Headquarters  which  is  in  about  a  mile  of  Yolktown 
wher  we  stopt  to  wait  for  the  Battle. 

The  29  day  of  April  was  a  beautyful  day  And  Calvin  Snips 
got  back  today  from  home  And  the  Reverant  Mr.  Stewart  from 
Alexander  preached  in  our  camp  this  eavning  and  his  text  was 
this  :    I  am  the  Lord  of  Host : 

The  Month  of  May 

The  2  day  of  May  was  a  beautyful  one  And  we  had  orders 
to  leave  Yorktown  And  soon  in  the  morning  the  wagons  was 
loded  and  everything  sent  off  but  our  knapsacks  and  about  12 
o'clock  the  Artillery  was  all  plast  (placed)  in  a  line  of  battle 
acrost  the  field  and  about  dark  we  was  all  marched  out  behind  it 
and  Colonel  Pender  told  ous  that  they  expected  a  large  fight 


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the  next  day  and  we  lade  ther  in  the  field  all  night  with  our 
guns  by  our  side  And  next  morning  we  marched  out  in  the  woods 
And  we  stade  ther  untell  about  2  o  'clock  in  the  night  And  then 
we  was  rousted  up  and  marched  about  a  half  a  mile  and  then 
for  sume  cause  we  was  stopt  and  sent  back  And  then  about  day- 
break we  started  again  and  taken  the  same  road  back  that  we 
come  down  And  about  12  oclock  we  got  to  Williamsburg  and 
we  onley  went  about  4  miles  futher  tell  we  stopt  to  stay  all  night 
And  about  4  oclock  in  the  eavning  the  Yankees  Calvery  over- 
taken ours  clost  to  Williamsburg  and  we  had  a  little  brush  but 
our  men  whipt  thirs  and  we  onley  lost  one  kild  and  3  or  4 
wounded  And  we  kild  9  of  thirs  and  wounded  severl  and  taken 
10  horses  And  the  5  day  was  a  very  raney  one  indeed  and  we 
was  rousted  up  about  2  oclock  in  the  night  and  marched  all  day 
threw  the  mud  and  water  and  at  night  we  arived  in  about  2  miles 
of  West  Point 

The  6  day  we  stade  in  camp  untell  about  one  oclock  And  it 
was  reported  that  the  Yankees  was  alanding  down  at  West  Point 
and  we  was  all  run  out  in  a  file  and  plast  in  a  line  of  battel  ex- 
pecting a  fight  but  did  not  and  about  dark  we  marched  back  to 
our  camp  and  about  8  oclock  in  the  night  we  marched  about  a 
mile  to  another  plase  for  sum  cause  and  then  stade  thar  all  night 
And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  8  was  a  beautyful  one  and 
the  Yankees  was  alanding  at  West  Point  and  about  8  o  'clock  we 
was  marched  down  to  the  intended  battle  field  And  from  that 
time  untell  12  oclock  we  was  a  scurmishing  and  a  running  from 
one  place  to  another  hunting  the  scamps  And  in  the  eavning 
we  marched  back  in  the  woods  and  stade  thar  untell  about  12 
oclock  in  the  night  And  then  marched  about  a  mile  futher  back 
And  stad  thar  all  night  And  then  as  soon  as  day  broke  we  started 
on  our  march  again  And  about  3  oclock  in  the  eavning  we  got 
to  West  Point  coathouse  whar  we  found  General  Johnston  and 
all  of  his  men  And  then  we  marched  about  2  miles  futher  and 
stop  for  the  night 

And  the  9  day  we  rested  untell  about  12  oclock  and  then 
started  out  on  our  march  again  and  befour  we  had  gone  a  mile 
we  hird  that  our  Cavalry  was  attacked  by  the  Yankees     And 


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then  we  had  to  stop  and  wate  a  while  but  we  whipt  them  like  we. 
aulways  do  And  then  we  marched  on  but  dident  git  but  3  miles 
that  day  And  the  10  day  we  dident  march  but  about  a  mile  for 
we  was  expecting  the  Scamps  to  attack  us  but  they  did  not 

The  11  day  which  was  the  second  Sunday  in  May  was  a 
beautyfull  day  indeed  And  we  rested  all  day  And  the  Rev- 
erant  Mr.  Stewart  from  Alexander  preached  to  us  again  today 

The  12  day  we  still  stade  in  camp  and  Mr.  Fossett  preached 
for  us  today.  And  his  text  was  in  the  first  of  Timothy  2  chapter 
and  8  virse 

The  13  day  was  clear  and  warm 

The  14  cloudy  and  a  raining 

The  15  raney  And  we  left  Camp.  Road  today  about  12 
oclock  and  marched  on  toward  Richmond 

And  the  16  we  marched 

And  the  17  we  got  to  our  camp  clost  to  Richmond 

The  26  day  of  May  was  a  nice  one  but  about  12  oclock  in  the 
night  it  comenced  raining  very  hard  And  about  1  oclock  we 
was  rousted  up  and  did  expect  to  attack  the  Yankees  about  day 
but  it  rained  so  hard  we  did  not  go 

And  the  27  day  it  rained  till  about  10  oclock  and  then  cleard 
off  And  about  3  oclock  in  the  eavning  the  fight  comenced  down 
about  Hanover  Coathouse  we  surposed  but  we  was  not  cauld  out 
And  I  was  promoted  today  to  fourth  Corporel 

The  28  day  was  clear  and  about  a  hour  befour  the  sun  set  we 
left  our  camp  And  march  all  night  down  toward  Hanover 
Coathouse  And  we  past  in  about  three  hundred  yards  of  the 
Yankeys  pickets  And  then  we  stopt  and  rested  about  3  hours 
And  about  8  oclock  the  next  day  we  started  back  and  went  about 
5  or  6  miles  and  stopt  for  the  night 

And  the  next  day  we  went  back  in  about  a  mile  and  a  half  of 
Richmond  and  staid  thar  all  night 

And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  30  we  left  and  marched 
down  toward  Chickahominy  And  about  three  oclock  in  the 
eavning  we  was  led  in  to  the  Battel  field  by  Colonel  Pender 
And  we  had  a  wright  nice  time  of  it  from  then  tell  dark 

And  the  next  morning  which  Was  the  first  day  of  June  the 


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fight  comenced  a  little  before  the  sun  rose  And  we  was  plast 
(placed)  in  a  line  of  Battel  And  was  expecting  to  go  in  to  it 
evry  minuet  but  we  staid  there  all  day  and  was  not  cauld  on; 
General  Longstreet  divishion  don  the  most  of  the  fighting  on 
Sunday  And  from  that  time  till  the  11th  we  stade  in  the  Swamp 
down  on  Chickahominy  River 

And  the  11  day  we  left  Chickahominy  And  went  to  Rich- 
mond and  taken  the  cars  and  Went  to  the  Junction  that  night 

And  the  next  morning  we  left  thar  And  about  a  hour  bef our 
the  sun  set  we  arived  at  Linchburg 

And  the  12  day  we  stade  at  Linchburg 

And  the  13  day  we  got  on  the  cars  about  dark  and  the  next 
morning  we  found  our  relief  at  Sharlottsvill  (Charlottesville) 
which  was  about  75  miles  from  Linchburg  And  we  chainged 
cars  at  that  plase  And  the  14  day  we  traveld  threw  the  Moun- 
tins  And  about  too  hours  befour  the  sun  set  we  got  to  the 
little  town  cauld  Staunton  And  we  stade  ther  tell  the  18  And 
the  18  which  was  just  twelve  months  from  the  time  I  taken  the 
oath  we  left  Staunton  And  marched  about  15  miles  wright 
back  the  railroad  the  way  we  came  down  And  stade  all  night 
at  a  little  town  cauld  Wainsborough  (Waynesboro)  clost  to  the 
Turnel 

And  the  next  morning  we  croust  over  the  Blew  ridg  and 
marched  to  Mitchiners  River  And  staid  thar  all  night  And 
the  next  morning  which  was  the  20  we  taken  the  cars  at  Mitch- 
iners River  and  road  up  to  Sharlottsvill  And  then  taken  a 
railroad  thar  that  went  to  Gordnesvill  And  we  got  to  Gordnes- 
vill  about  2  oclock  in  the  eavning  and  we  taken  the  Richmond 
Railroad  thar  And  road  about  25  miles  toward  Richmond 
at  a  station  cauld  Frederickshall    And  thar  we  got  off 

The  21  we  stade  at  Frederickshall 

And  also  the  22  we  stade  thar 

And  the  23  we  started  out  again  on  our  march  and  marched 
all  day  long  threw  the  hot  sun  and  dust  for  it  was  very  hot  and 
dusty  the  23  but  it  raind  that  night. 

And  the  next  day  (which  was  the  24)  we  still  continued  our 
rout  and  when  we  stopt  for  night  we  was  in  6  miles  of  Ashland 


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And  the  25  we  travield  all  day  long  and  at  night  we  campt 
a  mile  west  of  Ashland 

And  the  26  we  travield  sloley  down  the  Chickahominy  River 
driving  in  the  pickets  as  we  went 

And  the  27  we  still  went  on  and  about  3  oclock  in  the  eavning 
we  come  up  with  the  main  body  of  the  Yankees  (at  Cold  Harbor) 
and  attacked  them  And  from  that  time  untell  dark  we  had  a 
wright  warm  time  of  it  But  we  whipt  them  And  in  our  com- 
pany A.  Burk  was  kild  and  A.  Tucker  and  Page  was  slitley 
wounded 

And  the  28  we  marched  about  a  mile  the  other  side  of  the 
battle  field  and  stade  thar  all  day, 

And  the  29  we  stade  at  the  same  place  And  about  2  oclock 
in  the  eavning  we  had  orders  to  fall  in  to  march  but  we  did  not 
go  And  as  we  was  stacking  our  armes  again  one  of  Captain 
Tates  men  shot  another  one  threw  the  thigh  but  it  was  don 
axidentley 

And  the  30  we  was  rousted  up  about  too  oclock  in  the  night 
and  about  day  break  we  started  out  again  And  crost  the 
Chickahominy  River  and  marched  untell  we  came  to  the  York 
river  Railroad  8  miles  below  Richmond  And  then  we  taken 
down  the  Railroad  and  about  2  hours  befour  sunset  we  come  to 
a  little  creak  whar  the  Yankees  had  burnt  the  bridg  And  left 
sum  of  thir  peases  thar  to  bumb  us  so  we  couldent  build  the 
bridge  untell  they  could  get  thir  armey  futher  along,  And  we 
never  got  the  bridge  built  untell  next  morning  about  a  half  of 
a  hour  by  sun 

The  Month  of  July  1862  (Also  August  to  December) 

And  the  next  morning  whitch  was  the  first  day  of  July  just 
twelve  months  from  the  time  I  left  home  we  crost  over  and 
about  10  oclock  we  overtaken  the  scamps  again  And  they 
comenced  throwing  bumbs  amung  us  And  we  amung  them 
And  thar  was  a  very  heavey  canonading  cept  up  all  day  And 
a  little  befour  night  the  pickets  comenced  fyring  And  from 
that  time  untell  about  a  hour  in  the  night  thar  was  very  hard 
filing  don  indeed     And  a  great  meney  kild  and  wounded  on 


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boath  sids  in  our  company  M.  Miles  L.  Smith,  B.  Murphey,  I. 
Calmond,  G.  Lyons    And  my  self  was  all  hurt 

And  the  next  day  which  was  the  second  was  a  very  rany 
day  indeed  And  our  Regiment  moved  back  in  the  woods  a  peas 
and  stade  thar  all  day 

And  the  next  day  we  marched  back  about  three  miles  toward 
Richmond  and  stopt  for  the  night 

And  the  4  day  we  marched  down  on  James  River  about  25 
miles  from  Richmond 

And  the  5  we  stade  at  the  same  plase  untell  sun  down  And 
then  our  Regiment  had  to  go  on  picket  And  we  marched  down 
in  about  a  mile  of  the  Yankees  and  sent  out  our  detail 

And  also  the  6  day  we  was  on  picket  at  the  same  plase 

And  the  7  day  we  was  releaved  about  twelve  oclock  And 
then  we  marched  back  about  a  mile  in  the  woods 

And  the  8  we  stade  thar  untell  about  4  oclock  in  the  eavning 
And  then  we  started  out  for  Richmond  And  we  marched  untell 
about  10  oclock  in  the  night  and  we  got  as  far  as  White  Oak 
Swamp  which  was  about  10  miles  from  the  plase  whar  we 
started 

And  the  9  day  we  started  again  about  4  oclock  and  we  got  in 
about  3  miles  of  Richmond  And  then  we  moved  up  in  about  a 
mile  and  a  half  of  Richmond  and  taken  up  camp  and  the  11  we 
got  sum  flages  and  put  them  up  And  Mr.  I.  H.  Compton  ar- 
rived at  our  camp  today  on  a  viset 

And  the  12  day  we  still  stade  in  camp  And  also  the  13  we 
stade  in  camp  and  Mr.  I.  H.  Compton  left  our  camps  today  for 
home  for  him.  And  we  still  staid  at  Richmond  untell  the  7  of 
August  And  then  we  left  thar  And  marched  about  four  miles 
toward  Ashland  And  when  we  stopt  it  was  dark  And  then  our 
company  had  to  go  about  5%  miles  futher  to  stand  picket  and 
it  was  12  oclock  in  the  knight  when  we  got  to  the  plase  whar  we 
we  was  to  stand: 

And  the  next  morning  we  was  releived  and  we  had  to  go 
back  to  our  Regiment  again : 

And  the  9  day  we  started  out  again  about  four  oclock  in  the 
eavning  and  marched  untell  about  one  oclock  in  the  knight 


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And  when  we  stopt  we  was  about  thre  miles  beyond  Ashland 
which  was  about  15  miles  from  the  plase  whar  we  started  from 

And  the  10  day  we  started  again  about  4  oclock  and  we  went 
as  far  as  Hanover  Junction  which  was  about  6  miles 

And  the  11  day  we  started  in  the  morning  and  marched  about 
5  miles  down  clost  to  a  little  river  and  stopt  again  to  take  up 
camp 

And  the  14  day  our  Regt  left  thar  and  marched  up  toward 
Gordensvill  And  I  was  not  able  to  go  with  them  so  they  ex- 
cused me  and  started  me  back  to  the  Hospital  clost  to  Richmond 
And  we  had  to  walk  to  Hanover  Junction  which  was  about  4 
miles  And  we  had  to  stay  thar  all  next  day  for  we  could  not 
get  eny  cars  to  tak  us  eney  f  uther 

And  the  16  day  we  got  on  the  cars  about  8  oclock  and  got  to 
the  Hospital  about  11  And  then  I  staid  at  the  Hospital  untell 
the  2  day  of  September  And  then  I  taken  the  cars  at  Rich- 
mond and  got  as  far  as  Gordensvill  the  first  day 

And  the  3  day  we  rode  on  the  cars  as  far  as  Rapadan  River 
and  Bridg  was  burnt  thar  and  then  we  had  to  walk  from  thar 
to  our  Regiment  And  it  was  115  miles  to  Winchester  And  35 
from  thar  to  the  Reg.  but  we  left  Rapadan  the  4  day  and  walked 
up  the  railroad  to  Culpeper  Coathouse  which  was  12  miles  from 
Rapadan  River 

And  the  5  day  we  taken  the  turnpike  road  and  marched  as 
far  as  Warrenton  Springs  which  was  18  miles  from  Culpeper 

And  the  6  day  we  got  to  Warrenton  about  12  oclock  which 
was  7  miles  from  Warrenton  Springs  And  by  nite  we  got  to  a 
littel  Town  by  the  name  of  Baultimore  And  it  was  5  miles  from 
Warrenton 

And  the  7  day  we  got  to  a  littel  town  by  the  name  of  Hay- 
market  about  12  oclock  And  we  dident  get  but  about  4  miles 
futher  that  day  for  we  had  to  stop  to  get  sompthing  to  eat 

And  the  8  day  we  got  as  far  as  Aldie  and  it  was  about  15 
miles  from  Haymarket 

And  the  9  day  we  got  to  Leasburg  and  it  was  about  12  miles 
from  Aldie 

And  the  10  day  we  past  threw  a  littel  town  by  the  name  of 


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Hamelton  and  it  was  about  5  miles  west  of  Leasburg  And  the 
11  day  we  got  to  Snigerville  about  nite  and  it  was  10  miles  from 
Hamilton. 

And  the  12  day  we  crost  over  the  Blew  ridge  in  the  morning 
and  about  10  oclock  we  crost  Shandal  River  and  it  was  about  4 
miles  from  Snigersville  And  by  nite  we  got  to  Berrysville  and 
it  was  5 1/2  miles  from  Shanandoah 

And  the  13  day  we  got  to  Windchester  and  it  was  about  10 
miles  from  Berryville 

And  then  we  stade  at  Windchester  untell  the  16  and  then  we 
started  to  Harpersferry  and  we  got  as  far  as  Berryville  the  first 
day  and  then  taken  the  left  hand  road  and  got  as  far  as  Charles- 
town  the  17  day 

And  the  18  day  we  crost  the  Potomac  at  Shepards  town  about 
nite  and  it  was  24  miles  from  Berryville 

And  the  19  day  we  crost  back  again  and  got  as  far  as  Charles- 
town  by  night  and  the  20  day  we  got  to  Berryville  again 

And  the  21  we  travaild  untell  we  got  in  4  miles  of  Windches- 
ter and  then  taken  the  wright  hand  road  to  go  to  Martinsburg 
and  we  past  by  the  Burnt  Factory  and  got  as  far  as  Jordons 
Sulphur  Springs  by  night. 

And  the  22  day  we  got  to  a  littel  town  by  the  name  of  Buck- 
town  and  the  23  day  we  got  to  our  Reg.  and  it  was  clost  to 
Martinsburg  and  Martinsburg  was  about  22  miles  from  Wind- 
chester 

And  then  the  27  the  Regiment  left  thar  and  marched  in  five 
miles  of  Windchester 

The  22  of  October  was  cool  and  very  windy  indeed  and  the 
23  was  clear  and  cool  and  we  had  a  General  revew 

And  the  24  we  left  our  old  camp  and  marched  about  a  mile 
near  to  Windchester  to  pease  of  woods  and  taken  camps  in  them 
again 

And  the  28  we  left  thar  for  Culpeper  and  got  as  far  as 
Shanadoah  River  the  first  day 

And  the  30  day  the  fields  was  white  with  froust  and  about 
sun  up  we  waded  the  River  at  Front  Royal  and  by  night  we  got 
as  far  as  a  littel  town  by  the  name  of  Flint  Hill 


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And  the  31  day  we  marched  all  day  and  got  in  five  miles  of 
Culpeper  by  nite 

And  the  first  day  of  November  we  got  to  Culpeper 

And  the  second  day  which  was  the  sabath  I  went  to  meating 
at  Culpeper  And  the  preachers  text  was  in  St :  John  16  chapter 
7.8.9.10  and  11  virses 

And  the  3  day  we  marched  over  to  the  old  battel  field  at 
Sedar  Run  which  was  about  3  miles  from  Culpeper  and  stopt 
again  for  camp 

And  the  7  day  it  snowed 

And  the  8  day  the  Second  and  11  Myssissippians  left  our 
Bregaid  and  the  54  and  57  N.  C.  taken  thir  plases 

And  the  9  day  was  a  very  cool  day 

And  the  10  day  was  a  pritty  one  indeed  and  thar  was  a  very 
hevy  canonading  cept  up  all  day  sum  whar  between  Culpeper 
and  "Windchester  and  we  had  orders  to  cook  rashions  and  ex- 
pected to  be  cauld  on  evry  minnet  but  was  not 

And  the  18  day  we  left  Culpeper  for  Fredericks  and  the 
first  day  we  was  as  far  as  Rapidan  River  by  nite  and  we  marched 
all  day  threw  the  rain  and  mud  the  20  and  also  the  21  and  the 
22  we  got  to  Fredericks  about  12  o'clock 

And  the  5  day  of  December  it  raind  all  day  and  about  night 
it  eomenced  snowing  and  snowed  untell  it  was  about  a  inch  and 
a  half  deep  on  the  ground  And  the  6  day  and  7  was  very  cool 
indeed 

And  the  11  day  the  too  signerl  guns  was  fyerd  just  befour 
day  and  we  was  run  out  in  a  line  of  battel  and  kept  so  all  day 
and  the  Yankees  crost  over  the  River  that  day 

And  the  12  day  we  was  marched  around  to  the  left  of  our 
armey  and  was  expecting  to  have  to  fight  every  minnet  but  did 
not  for  thar  was  no  fiting  don  except  the  pickets  and  canonading 

And  the  13  we  was  marched  back  to  the  wright  and  laid  in  a 
line  of  battel  all  day  under  the  Yankees  shells  but  non  of  ous 
got  hurt 

And  that  nite  we  was  sent  to  the  front  on  picket  and  laid 
clost  to  the  enemey  all  nite  and  went  marching  about  day  we 
eomenced  fyring  at  them  and  cept  it  up  all  day  and  there  was 
about  15  kild  and  wounded  in  our  Best :  but  non  kild  in  our 


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Company,  B.  Richmond  and  P.  S.  Donahan  was  slightly 
wounded  and  that  nite  we  marched  back  in  the  woods  And  we 
staid  thar  all  day  the  next  day  and  at  nite  we  had  to  bild  ous 
sum  brest  works 

And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  16  General  Hood  came 
riding  up  and  said  well  Boys  you  all  did  such  great  works  hear 
last  nite  that  you  scard  the  Yankees  on  the  other  side  of  the  river 
but  we  staid  thar  all  day 

And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  17  we  marched  back 
to  our  old  camps 

And  the  24  day  was  cool  and  cloudy  and  it  was  wash  day 
with  me. 

And  the  25  which  was  Christmas  morning  was  foggy  but  soon 
cleard  off  and  was  a  pritty  day  but  I  dident  have  nothing  to  drink 
nor  no  young  ladies  to  talk  too  so  I  seen  but  little  fun 

And  the  26  was  a  warm  cloudy  day  and  me  and  M.  Walker 
went  to  the  depot 

And  the  27  we  and  Lewis  Smith  went  back  to  the  Depot  and 
after  nite  I  went  to  the  show  to  see  the  Monkey. 

And  the  28  day  was  clear  and  warm  and  Preacher  Miller  of 
Company  C.  preached  for  ous  in  the  evening  and  his  text  was 
in  126  Psalms  and  third  virse  the  Text  was  this  The  Lord  hath 
done  great  things  for  us :  Whereof  we  are  glad : 

And  the  29  day  was  a  prity  warm  sunshiney  day  And  I  was 
on  divishion  gard  at  General  Hoods  headquarters 

And  the  30  day  was  warm  and  cloudy  but  no  rain 

And  the  31  day  which  was  the  last  day  of  1862  was  cool  and 
cloudy  and  our  Regiment  had  muster  inspection  in  the  day  and 
at  nite  our  Company  had  to  go  on  picket  gard  down  the  bank  of 
the  Rapahanok  River  whar  we  was  in  about  a  hundred  yards  of 
the  Yankees  pickets  they  was  on  one  side  of  the  river  and  we 
was  on  the  other  we  was  in  talken  distence  but  our  officer  would 
not  alow  ous  to  talk  they  would  cum  down  on  the  bank  and 
hollow  to  ous  and  say  if  we  would  bring  the  boat  over  that  they 
would  come  over  on  our  side  and  have  a  talk.  So  that  was  the 
last  of  our  works  for  the  year  1862. 

Bartlett  Y.  Malone 

Co.  H.  6th  N.  C.  Regiment 


THIS  IS  FOR  THE  YEAR  1863 


The  Month  of  January 

The  first  day  of  January  was  a  pritty  day  and  our  Company 
was  on  picket  down  on  the  Rapahanock  River  about  a  mile  and 
a  half  below  Fredericksburg  Va. 

And  the  2  day  was  also  a  nice  one 

And  also  the  3  was  a  pritty  day 

And  the  4  day  was  a  pritty  warm  day  and  we  all  was  on 
Bregaid  inspection  the  4th. 

And  the  5  day  was  warm  and  looked  like  the  spring  of  the 
year  and  we  was  all  on  Bregaid  Drill  the  5  day  down  on  the 
old  Battel  field. 

And  the  6  day  was  cloudy  and  raind  a  littel 

And  the  7  day  was  clear  and  cool  and  we  all  was  in  General 
Revew 

And  the  8  day  was  cloudy  and  cool 

And  the  9  day  was  clear  and  cool  and  we  all  was  on  Divishion 
revew  again    General  Hood  was  our  revewing  Officer 

And  the  10  day  was  cloudy  and  raind  all  day  long 

And  the  11  was  cloudy  and  cool 

And  the  12  clay  was  a  pritty  day 

And  also  the  13 

And  the  14  was  warm  and  cloudy  and  we  built  a  chimly  to 
our  tent  today 

And  the  15  day  was  warm  but  very  winday  and  R.  H.  Wells 
started  home  this  morning  on  a  furlogh 

And  the  16  day  was  a  very  pritty  warm  day  and  we  had 
orders  to  cook  too  days  rations  we  was  expecting  the  Yankees 
to  cross  the  River  again  but  they  did  not 

And  the  17  day  was  clear  but  very  col  indedd : 

And  the  18  was  cool 

And  the  19  was  warm  and  I  was  en  gard 

And  the  20  was  cloudy  and  cool 

And  the  21  was  a  very  cool  and  raney  day, 

And  also  the  22  day  was  raney  and  very  cool. 


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And  the  23  day  was  cloudy  in  the  morning  and  cleared  off 
warm  about  an  hour  befour  the  sun  set 

And  the  24  day  was  warm  and  cloudy  and  the  old  Bludy 
6th  and  54  and  56  N.  C.  Regt  was  transferrd  from  the  old  3 
bregaid  which  was  comanded  by  General  Law  (E.  M.  Law)  to 
the  7  Bregaid  which  was  comanded  by  General  Hoik  (R.  F. 
Hoke). 

And  the  25  day  was  cloudy  and  raind  a  littel  in  the  morn- 
ing about  12  olclock  and  we  got  to  General  Hoik  (Hoke)  Bre- 
gaid about  11  oclock  which  was  15  miles  from  General  Lows 
(Law's)  Bregaid  whar  we  started  from: 

And  the  26  day  was  warm  and  cloudy 

And  the  27  was  a  very  raney  day  indeed 

And  when  I  got  up  the  morning  of  the  28  it  was  a  snowing 
and  it  snowed  all  day  long 

And  the  29  day  was  clear  and  cool  and  the  snow  was  about 
10  inches  deep  on  the  ground 

And  the  30th  was  clear  and  cool 

And  the  31  was  pritty  and  Mr.  Mitchel  Johnston  and  Mr. 
John  Evans  arrived  at  our  camp  today  on  a  visit. 

The  Month  of  February  1863 

The  first  day  of  February  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  pritty 
spring  day 

And  the  2  day  was  cloudy  and  raind  in  the  morning  but 
clear  and  very  windy  in  the  eavning 

And  the  4  day  was  cloudy  cool  and  windy 

And  the  5  day  it  Snowed  in  the  morning  and  raind  in  the 
eavning 

And  the  6  day  was  raney 

And  the  7  clear  and  warm 

And  the  8  day  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  beautyfull  spring 
like  day 

And  the  9  was  also  prity  and 

And  the  10th  day  was  snowing  and  also  the  11  was 

And  the  12th  was  a  pretty  warm  day. 

The  the  13  was  clear  and  cool. 


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And  the  14th  was  cool  and  clear. 

And  the  15  was  warm 

And  the  16  was  warm  and  clear 

And  the  17  was  a  snowey  day  and  we  all  had  to  go  on  picket 
down  at  Port  Royal. 

And  the  18th  it  raind  all  day  long  and  the  snow  nearly  all 
melted  of  by  nite  and  we  still  stade  on  picket 

And  the  19th  was  cloudy  but  no  rain  and  we  returned  to 
our  Regiment 

And  the  20  was  warm  and  clear 

The  21  was  warm  and  clear 

The  22  was  a  very  bad  day  it  snowed  and  the  wind  blew  all 
day  and  at  nite  the  snow  was  about  a  foot  deep. 

And  the  23  day  was  warm  and  clear  but  the  snow  dident 
melt  no  great  deal 

And  the  24  was  warm  and  General  Stokes  Bregaid  and 
General  Lautons  (Lawton?)  had  a  snow  ballen 

And  the  25  was  a  warm  sunshiney  day 

And  the  26  was  a  raney  day  and  nearley  all  of  the  snow  was 
gone  by  nite. 

And  the  27  was  warm  and  cloudy  and  our  Brass  Ban  got 
back  from  Richmond. 

And  the  28  which  was  the  last  day  of  February  was  coal 
and  cloudy.  And  Mr.  Portland  Baley  of  Company  D.  6th  Regi- 
ment N.  C.  Troops  was  shot  to  death  to  day  at  2  oclock  with 
musketry. 

Now  the  dark  days  of  winter  is  gon  And  the  bright  days  of 
Spring  is  come. 

B.  Y.  Malone.. 
The  Month  of  March. 

The  first  day  of  March  was  coal  and  raney  in  the  morning 
and  in  the  eavning  it  was  clear  and  very  windy  And  the  2  day 
was  a  beautyfull  Spring  day. 

And  the  3  day  was  a  beautyfull  one  and  our  Regiment  left 
the  old  camp  clost  to  Port  Royal  and  marched  back  clost  to 
Fredericksburg  and  taken  camp  again  clos  to  the  one  we  left 

The  16  day  of  March  was  cloudy  and  coal    And  Mr.  Stons 


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in  Co.  F.  57  N.  C.  Regiment  was  shot  to  death  to  day  with 
musketry. 

The  17th  of  March  the  Yanks  crossed  the  Raphanock  River 
at  Keleys  foad  and  our  calvry  whipt  them  back. 

And  the  20  was  cloudy  in  the  morning  and  snowed  a  littel  in 
the  eavning  and  Mr.  I.  H.  Compton  arived  at  our  camp  today 
on  a  visit  And  the  21  it  Snowed  untell  it  was  about  3  inches 
deep  on  the  ground 

And  the  22  the  snow  all  melted  off  And  Mr.  Compton  and 
Johnston  left  camp  today  for  home. 

The  last  day  of  March  the  Snow  was  about  3  inches  deep  on 
the  ground. 

The  Month  of  April  (May  and  June) 

The  4  day  April  was  cloudy  and  coal  in  the  day  and  after 
nite  it  comenced  Snowing  And  the  morning  of  the  5  the  Snow 
was  about  3  inches  deep  on  the  ground  and  five  companys  of 
our  Regt  had  to  go  on  picket  down  on  the  Raphanock  River 

And  the  6  day  was  clear  and  warm  and  the  snow  nearly  all 
melted  of  by  nite  and  we  still  staid  on  picket  and  the  7  day 
we  retired  to  our  camps. 

The  18  day  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  beautyfull  Spring 
day  and  General  Jackson s  preacher  preached  in  our  camps  and 
his  text  was  in  Hebrews  3  chapter  and  part  of  the  7  and  8  virses 
the  words  was  this :  To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice  harden 
not  your  harts. 

The  23  day  was  raney  and  we  had  orders  about  nite  to  cook 
too  days  rations  thar  was  sum  few  Yankees  crossed  over  the 
river  at  Port  Royal  and  taken  a  wagon  or  too  from  our  men 
but  they  soon  went  back  and  our  Regt  dident  have  to  leave  the 
camp 

The  26  day  of  April  which  was  the  Sabath  was  a  beautyfull 
day  And  I  went  to  meating  at  General  Jackson  Headquarters 
And  the  Preacher  taken  part  of  the  16th  chapter  of  Luke  com- 
mencen  at  the  18  virse  for  the  foundation  of  what  remarks  he 
made  And  in  the  eavning  we  had  preachen  in  our  Regiment 
from  a  preacher  in  the  18th  Virginia  Regiment.    And  his  text 


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was  in  Proverbs  18th  chapter  and  the  later  clause  of  the  24th 
virse  which  reads  thus :  Ther  is  a  friend  that  sticketh  closter 
than  a  brother : 

The  morning  of  the  28  befour  I  got  up  I  herd  a  horse  come 
threw  the  camp  in  a  full  lope  and  it  was  not  meney  minutes 
untell  the  man  come  back  and  sais  Boys  you  had  better  get  up 
we  will  have  a  fight  hear  to  reckly  and  I  comenced  geting  up 
and  befour  I  got  my  close  on  they  comenced  beating  the  long 
roal  and  it  was  not  but  a  minnet  or  too  untill  I  herd  the  Adger- 
tent  hollow  fall  in  with  amies  the  Reg :  then  was  formed  and 
marched  to  the  Battel  field  the  Yankies  comenced  crossing  the 
river  befour  day  and  by  day  they  had  right  smart  force  over 
the  pickets  fought  sum  on  the  29  and  a  good  deel  of  canonading 
was  don  and  it  raind  sum  in  the  eavning 

The  morning  of  the  30th  it  was  a  railing  and  evry  thing  was 
very  still  untill  about  twelve  oclock  it  ceased  railing  about  ten 
o'clock  they  comenced  cannonading  and  cept  it  up  untill  dark 

The  first  morning  of  May  63  our  Regiment  had  to  go  in 
front  on  picket  it  was  very  foggy  in  the  morning  but  soon  got 
clear  as  soon  as  the  fog  was  off  we  found  the  Yankees  had  a  very 
strong  line  of  Scirmishers  in  about  5  hundred  yards  of  ours  we 
cood  see  a  great  meney  Yankees  on  the  other  side  of  the  river 
but  we  couldent  tell  how  meney  was  on  this  side  we  could  hear 
very  hevy  canonading  up  the  river  in  the  eavning  It  is  repoted 
that  our  men  and  the  Yankees  was  a  fyting  at  Keleys  Foad : 

The  2  day  of  May  was  a  very  pritty  day  and  our  Regiment 
was  relieved  from  picket  about  day  and  fell  back  to  our  brest 
works  again  our  men  fyerd  on  the  Yankies  from  too  Batterys 
about  10  o'clock  and  the  Yankies  returned  the  fyer  from  one 
Battery  it  was  kept  up  about  a  hour  but  no  damedge  don  as  I 
have  herd  of    we  can  still  hear  tbem  a  fyting  at  Keley's  Foad 

And  about  5  o'clock  in  the  eavning  we  could  see  the  Yankees 
a  marchen  up  on  the  other  side  of  the  river  by  regiments  and 
most  all  went  back  from  on  this  Side  of  the  river  and  General 
Earley  thought  that  they  was  all  a  going  back  and  taken  all  of 
his  men  but  a  Louisiana  Bregaid  and  started  to  reinforce  Gen- 
eral Lea    And  about  the  time  we  had  gone  6  miles  they  come 


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orders  that  the  Yankees  was  atvancen  again  whar  we  had  left 
And  then  we  had  to  turn  back  and  march  all  the  way  back  about 
10  o'clock  in  the  nite.  And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  3 
day  our  men  comenced  Burning  (bombing)  the  Yankees  and 
they  returned  the  fyer  and  ther  was  right  smart  canonading 
and  picketing  don  untell  about  12  o'clock  and  then  for  sum  cause 
we  was  all  ordered  to  fall  back  about  a  half  of  a  mile  to  our  last 
breast  works  but  as  soon  as  dark  come  we  marched  about  2  miles 
up  the  River. 

And  the  next  day  which  was  the  4  we  was  marching  about 
first  from  one  plais  to  a  nother  a  watching  the  Yankees  untell 
about  a  hour  by  sun  and  the  fight  was  opend  our  Bregaid  went 
in  and  charged  about  a  half  of  a  mile  and  just  befour  we  got 
to  the  Yankee  Battery  I  was  slitley  wounded  above  the  eye  with 
a  peas  of  a  Bumb  non  was  kild  in  our  company.  Lieutenant 
Walker  was  slitley  wounded  in  the  side.  I.  R.  Allred  was 
wounded  in  the  arm  hat  to  have  it  cut  off.  I.  E.  Calmond  was 
slitley  wounded  in  the  arm.  I.  L.  Evins  had  his  finger  shot  off — 
the  fift  day  we  found  the  Yankees  had  all  gon  back  on  the  other 
side  of  the  River  and  we  marched  back  down  to  the  old  camp 
ground  and  taken  up  camp  again 

The  10  day  of  May  which  was  the  second  Sunday  was  a  very 
pretty  day  and  I  went  to  headquarters  to  preaching  and  the 
preachers  text  was  in  Romans  the  8th  chap  and  28  virse  the 
words  was  this :  And  we  know  that  all  things  work  together 
for  good  to  them  that  love  God.  And  General  Jackson  died  to 
day  which  is  the  10th  day  of  May 

The  17  and  18  days  was  pritty  and  warm  and  our  Regiment 
was  on  picket  down  on  the  Raphanoc  and  the  18th  we  got 
back  to  the  camp : 

And  again  the  25th  we  had  to  go  on  picket  And  the  27  we 
got  back  about  12  oclock  and  in  a  few  minuets  after  we  got  back 
we  had  to  go  on  a  General  Revew  General  R.  E.  Lea  revewed 
General  Earleys  Divishion. 

The  last  day  of  May  we  had  marchen  orders  and  after  nite 
Mr.  Tassett  preached  in  our  Regt  his  text  was  in  St.  Johns  3 
chapt  &  16th  virse. 


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The  4th  day  of  June  about  11  Oclock  in  the  nite  we  left  our 
old  camp  clost  to  Fredericksburg  and  marched  twar  Culpeper 
and  bout  6  O'clock  the  5th  day  we  got  to  Spotsylvaney  Coat- 
house  and  about  2  o'clock  in  the  eavning  we  stopt  for  to  camp 
for  the  nite  after  marchen  about  20  miles  that  day  And  the 
6th  day  we  stade  in  camp  untell  about  2  0  'clock  in  the  eavning 
for  General  Hils  core  was  a  fiting  at  Fredericksburg  the  Yankees 
crossed  ther  after  they  found  out  that  we  had  left  we  marched 
about  8  miles  the  6th  day  and  it  raind  on  ous  very  hard  befour 
we  taken  up  camp. 

And  the  7th  day  we  started  on  our  march  about  sun  up  and 
about  12  o'clock  we  waded  Rapadan  River  at  Rackoon  Foad 
and  about  4  O'clock  in  the  eavning  we  stopt  to  camp  again 
in  about  5  miles  of  Culpeper  Coathouse. 

The  8th  day  we  marched  up  to  Culpeper  and  stopt  to  cook 
Rations  The  8  day  we  staid  at  Culpeper  untell  about  3  0  'clock 
in  the  eavning  and  then  we  was  ordered  down  to  Brandy  Sta- 
tion about  4  miles  from  Culpeper  whar  the  Calvry  hat  bin 
fiting  all  day  and  we  staid  all  nite  and  the  next  morning  we 
found  that  the  Yankees  had  all  gon  back  on  the  other  Side  of 
the  River  and  we  marched  back  to  Culpeper  again  and  cooked 
another  days  rations  and  about  3  O'clock  in  the  eavning  we 
started  again  in  the  direction  of  AVinchester  and  we  got  as  far 
as  Hasel  Run  (Hazel  Run  or  Deep  Run)  by  nite  And  the  next 
morning  which  was  the  11th  we  started  about  sun  up  and 
about  9  O'clock  we  got  to  a  littel  town  cauld  Woodwin  and 
whilst  we  was  a  passen  threw  the  6th  N.  C.  Brass  Ban  plaid  the 
Bonnie  Blew  Flag.  And  about  eleven  O'clock  we  got  to  a 
littel  town  cauld  Sperysvill  5  miles  from  Woodwin  And  about 
2  O'clock  in  the  eavning  we  past  threw  Washington  and  ther 
we  found  a  meney  pritty  and  kind  Ladies  they  had  water  all 
along  the  streets  for  the  Soldiers  to  drink  and  we  dident  go  but 
a  few  miles  futher  untell  we  stopt  for  the  nite  after  going  about 
20  miles  that  day. 

And  the  morning  of  the  12th  we  started  about  sun  up  and 
about  3  o'clock  in  the  eavning  we  crossed  over  the  Blew  Ridg 
and  past  threw  a  littel  town  cauld  Front  Royal  and  about  a 


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mile  from  ther  we  waded  the  Shonadoak  River  and  taken  up 
camp  on  the  other  bank  that  nite. 

And  the  morning  of  the  13th  we  started  at  day  and  when 
we  got  in  12  miles  of  Winchester  we  found  that  the  Yankees 
was  at  New  Town  on  the  Pike  road  running  from  Winchester  to 
Strawsburg  (Strasburg)  7  miles  from  Winchester  and  we  turnd 
and  went  by  ther  and  caught  up  with  the  Yankees  about  half 
way  from  ther  to  Winchester  and  attacked  them  and  drove  them 
back  about  a  mile  by  nite 

And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  14th  General  Hooks 
(Hoke)  Bregaid  and  General  Smith  and  Hoses  (?)  all  moved 
around  to  the  west  of  Winchester  and  taken  20  peases  of  artil- 
lery with  ous  and  when  we  got  opersit  the  Yankees  work  the 
artillery  taken  ther  position  and  about  3  o'clock  in  the  eavning 
our  Baterys  opend  on  them  taken  them  on  surprise  and  General 
Hares  ( ? )  and  General  Smith  Bregaid  charged  on  them  and 
taken  their  first  line  of  brest  works  befour  nite  And  General 
Johnstons  (Johnson)  Divishion  was  a  fiting  them  on  the  other 
Sid  clost  to  town 

And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  15th  the  Yankees  had 
left  their  works  and  was  a  trying  to  make  thir  escape  toward 
Martinsburg  but  about  day  they  run  up  on  General  Johnstons 
divishion  about  5  miles  from  town  wher  three  Regt  of  them  was 
maid  to  stack  thir  armes  and  a  grate  meney  kild  and  wounded 
we  then  marched  down  to  whar  Johnston  fought  them  that 
morning  and  stopt  and  staid  ther  all  day 

And  the  next  morning  about  10  o  'clock  our  Regt  was  marched 
back  to  Winchester  for  Provost  gard  and  about  a  hour  befour 
sun  down  I  was  sent  to  Taylor's  Hotell  with  10  men  to  gard  the 
Yankees  Prisoners  And  I  staid  ther  the  next  day  and  also 
the  next 

And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  18th  I  was  relievd 
about  9  O'clock  and  started  after  my  Regiment  and  about  3 
o  'clock  in  the  eavning  we  got  to  Smithfield  and  by  nite  we  got  to 
a  littel  plais  cauld  Leas  Town  which  was  22  miles  from  Win- 
chester and  we  staid  ther  all  nite  and  the  next  morning  we  over- 


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taken  our  Regiment  about  five  miles  from  ther  wher  we  staid 
all  day 

And  the  next  day  we  staid  ther 

And  the  22th  we  taken  up  a  line  of  march  again  about  day 
and  about  7  o'clock  we  past  threw  Shepardstown  and  ther 
waded  the  Potomac  and  landed  in  Maryland  about  8  oclock 
And  about  3  miles  from  ther  we  past  threw  Sharpsburg  And 
about  3  miles  from  ther  we  past  threw  Ketersvill  And  about  3 
miles  from  ther  we  past  threw  Boonesboro  and  about  3  miles 
from  ther  we  stopt  to  camp. 

The  23  we  left  about  day  and  when  we  had  gon  about  4 
miles  we  come  to  Beversvill  and  about  7  miles  from  ther  we 
past  threw  Coverstown  And  about  a  mile  from  ther  we  past 
threw  Smithburg  whar  we  found  a  good  meney  Secesh  And 
about  2  miles  from  ther  we  got  to  a  littel  town  cauld  Ringgoal 
wright  war  the  line  run  between  M.  D.  &  Pa.  And  about  2 
miles  from  ther  we  stopt  to  camp  and  cook  rations  closs  to 
Wainsboro. 

The  morning  of  the  24  we  left  about  7  oclock  and  after 
marching  about  5  miles  we  come  to  a  town  cauld  Quincy  And 
about  3  miles  from  ther  we  past  threw  Funktown  and  about  4 
miles  from  ther  we  got  to  Greenswood  whar  we  taken  up  camp 
for  the  nite  but  our  company  had  to  go  on  gard  at  a  town  cauld 
Faytvill  about  2  miles  off. 

The  morning  of  the  25th  I  got  a  Splendid  breakfast  in  Fayt- 
ville  And  about  2  Oclock  in  the  eavning  we  was  releaved  and 
went  back  to  the  Regt : 

And  the  next  morning  which  was  the  26th  we  had  orders  to 
leave  at  day  break  but  it  was  a  railing  so  hard  we  dident  leave 
untell  about  8  oclock  and  it  dident  Still  sease  railing  but  raind 
all  day  but  we  got  as  far  as  Momenburg  by  nite  which  was  14 
miles  from  wher  we  left  in  the  morning  And  our  Calvery  taken 
a  135  prisners  clost  to  the  lettel  town 

The  27  we  left  about  6  oclock  and  after  marching  about  6 
miles  we  come  to  a  town  cauld  Hunterstown  And  about  4  miles 
from  ther  we  got  to  New  Chester     And  3  miles  from  ther  we 


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got  to  Hampton  And  3  miles  from  ther  we  got  to  Berlin  wher 
we  taken  camp  for  the  nite 

The  28th  we  left  at  sun  up  and  about  12  oclock  we  got  to 
Yolk  which  was  12  miles  from  Berlin : 

The  29th  we  stade  at  Yolk  in  the  Yankees  Hospital. 

The  30th  we  left  at  day  break  and  taken  the  same  road  back 
that  we  com  And  about  12  oclock  we  got  back  to  Berlin  again 
And  when  we  stopt  for  nite  we  was  about    20  miles  from  Yolk : 

The  Month  of  July 

The  first  morning  of  July  we  left  earley  and  about  12  oclock 
we  got  to  Gatersburg  (Gettysburg)  which  was  about  10  miles 
from  wher  we  started  in  the  morning  And  when  we  got  there 
we  found  the  Yankies  was  ther  And  in  a  few  minutes  after 
we  got  ther  we  was  ordered  to  the  feal  Our  Bregaid  and  Gen- 
eral Haser  (Hays)  charged  the  enemy  and  soon  got  them  routed 
and  run  them  threw  the  town  and  then  we  stopt 

In  our  Company  George  Lyon  Marshal  Walker  and  Thomas 
Richard  got  kild  And  Sidney  Hensby  Anderson  Plesant  D.  A. 
Walker  Garababel  Grimstead  William  Dunervant  &  Bedford 
Sawyers  was  wounded 

The  2  day  we  laid  in  a  line  of  battel  at  the  Same  plais  And 
the  enemies  picket  a  firing  on  us  all  day  Thomas  Miles  kild  on 
picket  Shot  in  the  head  And  about  Sun  down  our  Bregaid  and 
Hoser  was  ordered  to  charge  just  in  frund  and  take  the  enemes 
Batterys  we  charged  and  succeeded  in  driven  the  Infantry  from 
behind  two  stone  fences  and  got  part  of  the  Batterys  But  it 
was  soon  so  dark  and  so  much  smoke  that  we  couldent  see  what 
we  was  a  doing  And  the  enemy  got  to  geather  again  and  we 
had  no  reinforcement  and  we  had  to  fall  back  to  our  old  posi- 
tion Colonel  I.  E.  Avry  (Avery)  was  kild  in  the  charge  in  our 
company  non  kild  Andrew  Thompson  Franklin  Wells  and  R. 
Y.  Vaughn  was  wounded  And  Michagels  Miles  misen 

The  3  morning  we  went  back  in  town  and  laid  in  a  line  of 
battel  all  day  in  the  Streets  And  ther  was  a  great  deel  of  flting 
don  that  day  but  our  Divishion  was  not  cauld  on 


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The  nex  morning  about  a  hour  befour  day  we  went  back 
about  a  mile  from  town  and  staid  ther  all  day 

The  morning  of  the  5  we  left  befour  day  and  it  a  raining  as 
hard  as  it  could  poor  and  marched  in  the  direction  of  Hagerds- 
town  and  didnt  get  but  about  6  miles  all  day  for  the  Yanks 
calvry  kep  a  running  up  on  ous  all  day 

And  the  6th  we  left  at  day  and  about  2  oclock  we  got  to 
Wainsboro  and  we  past  threw  town  and  then  stopt  to  cook 
rations 

The  7th  we  taken  the  road  to  Hagerdstown  which  was  10 
miles  from  Wainsboro  And  about  2  oclock  in  the  eavning  we 
got  ther  and  taken  up  camp 

The  8th  day  it  raind  very  hard  and  we  still  stade  at  the 
same  plais  the  8  we  staid  ther  and  the  10  we  staid  at  the  same 
place  until  about  a  hour  by  sun  And  then  started  and  past 
threw  town  and  went  about  a  mile  toward  Williamsport  and 
stopt  and  staid  all  nite 

The  11th  we  taken  our  position  in  a  peas  of  woods  and  after 
nite  built  brest  works 

The  12th  we  staid  behind  our  works  and  no  fiting  don  except 
sum  picketing  And  after  nite  we  was  ordered  to  the  wright 
And  was  marched  down  in  rear  of  A.  P.  Hills  old  Divishion 

The  13th  we  staid  ther  untill  dark  and  then  started  to  re- 
treet  back  across  the  Potomac  And  it  was  about  6  miles  to  the 
river  and  it  was  a  raning  very  hard  And  we  was  a  moving  all 
nite  and  the  next  morning  about  sun  up  we  waded  the  Potomac 
at  Williamsport  and  it  was  waist  deep  And  then  we  marched 
about  6  miles  and  stopt  to  cook  rations 

The  15th  we  marched  about  7  miles  and  stopt  at  nite  clost 
to  Martinsburg  And  the  16th  we  marched  up  to  Darksvill  and 
stopt  again  And  we  still  staid  at  Darksvill  untell  about  a  hour 
by  sun  and  marched  to  the  Alagater  mountain  by  10  Oclock  in 
the  nite : 

The  21  we  left  at  day  break  and  crost  the  mountain  And 
marched  as  far  as  Hedgersvill  by  2  Oclock  in  the  eavning  which 
was  25  miles  we  expected  to  bag  the  Yankees  at  plais  but  when 
we  got  ther  they  was  all  gon ; 


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The  22th  we  left  Hedgersvill  and  marched  back  to  Bunker- 
hill  whitch  was  18  miles. 

The  23  we  marched  and  about  10  oclock  we  marched  threw 
Winchester  and  taken  the  road  to  Culpeper  and  marched  about 

5  miles  and  stopt  for  the  nite : 

The  24th  we  marched  near  the  Shanadoah  River  and  found 
that  the  Yankees  had  got  possession  of  the  gap  in  the  Blew 
Ridg 

And  then  we  taken  the  write  and  come  in  to  the  Winchester 
and  Stanton  Road  at  Middeltown  5  miles  from  Strawsburg  and 
we  stopt  at  nite  clost  to  Strawsburg  which  was  23  miles  from 
wher  we  started  at  in  the  morning 

The  25th  we  marched  all  day  toward  Stanton  and  travild 
about  18  miles  and  stopt  clost  to  Edensburg : 

The  26th  we  past  threw  Hawkenstown  and  2  miles  from  ther 
we  come  to  Mount  Jackson  and  we  marched  as  far  as  New 
Market  and  stopt  fer  the  nite 

The  27th  we  left  the  Stanton  road  and  taken  a  road  that  led 
to  Gordensvill :  we  crost  over  the  Shanadoah  mountian  and  crost 
the  Shanadoah  river  on  Pontoon  Bridges  and  when  we  stopt  at 
nite  we  was  at  the  foot  of  the  Blew  Ridg  which  was  18  miles  from 
Newmarket 

The  28th  we  crost  over  the  Blew  Ridg  which  was  14  miles 
across  it 

The  29th  we  marched  up  to  Maderson  coathouse  whitch  was 

6  miles  and  stopt  and  taken  up  camp 

The  30  we  staid  at  the  same  plais 

The  31st  we  left  at  one  Oclock  and  marched  down  between 
Culpeper  and  Gordensvill 

A  list  of  Co.  H. 
Sargants. 


1  Johnston  I.  H. 

4  Hester  N.  W. 

2  Rudd  A.  P. 

5  Malone  B.  Y. 

3  Bauldin  W.  H. 

Corporel 

1  Murrie  W.  W. 

3  Walker  M.  H. 

2  Biele  C. 

4  Tompson  A.  J, 

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Privat 

1  Aldridg  I.  H. 

35 

Miles  J.  S. 

2  Anderson  Q.  T. 

36 

Moore  A. 

3  Aired  J.  B. 

37 

Malone  H. 

4  Bivins  M 

38 

Murrey  T 

5  Brincefield  A.  J. 

39 

Mckinnie  Murphy  B.  P 

6  Brankin  I 

40 

Mosey  J.  W. 

7  Boswell  T 

41 

Oliver  J.  S. 

8  Cooper  W.  H. 

42 

Olver  T 

9  Coving-ton  I.  E. 

43 

Plesant  A.  M. 

10  Compton  I.  B. 

44 

Page  F. 

11  Colmond  J.  E. 

45 

Roberson  J. 

12  Cape  T.  H. 

46 

Rudd  E. 

13  Chatham  C 

47 

Richmond  W. 

14  Donoho  S. 

48 

Richmond  T. 

15  Dunervant  I. 

49 

Rigan  N. 

16  Dunervant  W. 

50 

Simpson  F. 

17  Evins  T.  H. 

51 

Swift  R. 

18  Enoch  R.  H. 

52 

Smith  L. 

19  Fauller  I 

53 

Swift  H.  A. 

20  Fitch  G.  S. 

54 

Stadler  G. 

21  Grimsteard  G. 

55 

Subfield  R, 

22  Hensley  S 

56 

Snips  J.  C. 

23  Hensley  A 

57 

Tucker  A. 

24  Huges  W.  A. 

58 

Vaughn  R.  Y. 

25  Hooper  N 

59 

Williams  J.  W. 

26  Johnston  I.  H. 

60 

Williams  J.  R. 

27  Kersey  L. 

61  Walker  John 

28  King  S 

62 

Walker  W.  S. 

29  Lyon  G. 

63 

Walker  J.  H. 

30  Lyon  I.  H. 

64  Walker  D.  A. 

31  Loyd  I.  W. 

65  Walker  W.  T. 

32  Lewis  C. 

66  Wells  M. 

33  Miles  M. 

67  Wells  W.  F. 

34  Miles  T.  C. 

68 

Wren  W. 

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Bartlett  Y.  Malones,  Book 
This  the  19th  of  Nov.  1863 

Bartlett.  Y.  Malones  Book 
This  is  the  18th  of  Dec.  1863 

Bartlett.  Y.  Malone  Seg't.  of  Co:  H. 

6th  N.  C.  Regiment 

This  the  22d  of  Dec.  1863 

And  we  staid  in  camp  clost  to  Rappidan  Station  untell  the 
14th  of  Sept.  63.  And  the  morning  of  the  14th  we  was  rousted 
up  and  gave  orders  to  cook  one  days  rations.  And  about  sun 
up  we  started  to  meat  our  enemy  and  we  met  them  at  Sumers- 
vill  foad  on  the  Rappidan  River  which  was  about  5  miles  from 
our  old  camps.  We  had  not  bin  there  long  untell  our  enemy 
comenced  throwing  bumbs  amung  us  but  as  soon  as  our  Bat- 
terys  got  position  and  fired  a  few  shots  the  yanks  all  left  the 
field.  And  the  15th  we  laid  in  the  woods  all  day.  No  fiting 
don  but  some  canonading  and  picketing  but  at  dark  our  Reg't 
went  on  picket  down  at  the  foad.  The  16th  as  soon  as  lite  our 
men  comenced  firing  at  the  Yanks  and  they  at  us  and  kept  it 
up  all  day  about  10  o'clock  in  the  day  Capt.  Pray  of  Co.  D  & 
Lieut  Brown  of  Co.  E  and  18  men  voluntierd  and  went  up  the 
river  and  crost  in  a  littel  Boat  and  Slipt  up  to  some  old  houses 
and  fierd  at  the  Yanks  &  run  about  200  of  them  out  of  their 
works  and  captured  a  horse  severl  good  Guns  Blankets  another 
trick  and  then  crost  back  and  never  got  a  man  hirt.  They  kild 
4  or  5  of  the  Yanks  &  wounded  4  which  they  taken  prisners. 
We  got  4  wounded  in  our  Reg't.  dewing  the  day.  At  nite  we 
was  relieved  by  the  57th  N.  C.  Reg't.  The  17th  no  fiting  don 
except  a  few  picket  shots  evry  now  an  then  at  the  foad. 

Evry  thing  was  quiet  then  untell  the  5th  day  of  Oct.  63. 
And  the  5th  day  of  Oct.  about  tenn  Oclock  we  was  ordered  to 
fall  in  at  a  moment  and  then  marched  to  our  post  and  taken 
our  position  in  a  line  of  battel.  And  we  remaind  so  untell  nite 
and  then  was  marched  back  to  our  camps  again.     The  Yanks 


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could  be  seen  mooving  about  from  a  hight  on  our  side  of  the 
river.  Our  Generals  surposed  that  they  was  agoing  to  make 
an  efert  to  cross.  But  they  did  not :  they  was  onley  moving 
camps:  All  was  quiert  then  untell  the  8th.  The  8th  day  we 
left  our  camps  about  dark  and  marched  about  2  miles  and  stopt 
and  staid  all  nite.  The  9th  day  we  marched  up  to  Orange  C.  H. 
by  12  o'clock:  then  taken  the  road  to  Maderson  C.  H.  (Madison) 
marched  6  or  7  miles  and  stop  for  nite  again. 

The  10th  we  got  to  Maderson  by  4  o  'clock  in  the  eavning  and 
crost  Roberson  River  at  3  and  then  marched  about  4  miles  futher 
toward  Culpeper  and  stopt  for  nite  our  Cavalry  had  a  littel  fite 
in  the  eavning  at  the  River  taken  about  one  hundred  prisners. 
The  11th  we  marched  toward  Culpeper  and  got  in  6  miles  and 
stopt  and  cooked  3  days  rations,  it  was  20  miles  from  Maderson 
C.  H.  to  Culpeper  C.  H. 

The  12th  we  had  orders  to  leave  at  2  o  'clock :  A.  M.  but  did 
not  leave  untell  day  we  marched  on  then  untell  we  was  in  2 
miles  of  Culpeper.  And  then  taken  the  left  and  came  in  the 
Warrenton  road  at  Pickersvill  And  there  we  waded  Haselrun 
and  marched  on  to  the  Rappahannock  River  and  campt  clost  to 
Warrenton  Spring.  The  13th  we  marched  up  to  Warrenton 
and  stopt  and  cooked  2  days  rations :  The  14th  we  left  for 
Bristol  but  had  to  drive  our  enemey  befour  us  our  Cavalry  was 
fiting  them  allday  and  some  times  the  Infantry,  our  Divishion 
don  a  great  deal  of  hard  marchen  had  to  dubbelquick  nearly 
one  third  of  our  time.  A.  P.  Hill  Corps  overtaken  the  Yanks 
at  Bristol  Station  and  had  a  littel  fite :  we  did  not  get  ther  in 
time  to  be  ingaged 

The  15th  the  Yanks  had  all  fell  back  to  Sentervill  (Center- 
ville)  we  did  not  go  eney  further  our  Cavalry  folerd  them  and 
taken  severl  Prisners. 

The  16th  we  tore  up  the  Railroad 

The  17th  we  staid  in  camp  clost  to  Bristol  Station. 

The  18th  we  left  at  3  o'clock  in  the  nite  for  Rappahannock 
and  got  as  far  as  Beattoe  Station  by  nite. 

The  18th  we  marched  to  the  Rappahannock  and  crost  and 
went  in  camps  between  the  river  and  Brandy  Station 


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The  28th  our  Reg't  went  on  picket  on  the  Rappahannock 
The  29th  we  was  relieved 
The  30th  we  had  bregaid  drill 
The  31st  had  muster  inspection 

The  Month  of  November  (and  December) 

The  5th  day  of  Nov.  General  Lea  &  Governer  Letcher  of  Va. 
revewed  General  Stuart  Cavalry  clost  to  our  camps 

The  6th  we  was  paid  off  And  paid  up  to  the  first  day  of 
November,  1863. 

The  7th  about  2  o  'clock  in  the  eavning  orders  came  to  fall  in 
with  armes  in  a  moment  that  the  enemy  was  atvancen.  Then 
we  was  doubbelquicked  down  to  the  river  (which  was  about  5 
miles)  and  crost  and  formed  a  line  of  battel  in  our  works  and 
the  yanks  was  playing  on  ous  with  thir  Artillery  &  thir  skir- 
mishers a  fyring  into  ous  as  we  formed  fyring  was  kept  up 
then  with  the  Skirmishers  untell  dark.  And  about  dark  the 
yanks  charged  on  the  Louisianna  Bregaid  which  was  clost  to 
the  Bridg  and  broke  thir  lines  and  got  to  the  Bridge  we  was 
then  cutoff  and  had  to  Surender:  was  then  taken  back  to  the 
rear  and  staid  thir  untell  next  morning  The  morning  of  the  8th 
we  was  marched  back  to  Warrenton  Junction  and  got  on  the 
cars  and  about  day  next  morning  we  got  to  Washington  we 
then  staid  in  "Washington  untel  3  o'clock  in  the  eavning  of  the 
8th  then  was  marched  down  to  the  Warf  and  put  on  the  Sterner 
John  Brooks  and  got  to  Point  Lookout  about  one  0  'clock  on  the 
eavning  of  the  10th  day  of  November  1863.  The  names  of  the 
men  that  was  taken  prisner  when  I  was  belonging  to  Co.  H.  was 
Capt.  Lea  Lieut.  Hill  W.  H.  Bowldin  N.  W.  Hester  W.  W. 
Murrie  C.  Rile  H.  Malone  I.  R.  Aldridge  L.  T.  Anderson  A.  I. 
Brincefield  I.  E.  Covington  T.  Y.  Compton  I.  C.  Chatham  T.  H. 
Evans  G.  R.  Grimstead  W.  A.  Hughs  N.  Hooper  H.  Kersey 
A.  More  W.  D.  Richmond  P.  Simpson  R.  Swift  L.  Sawers  H. 
Roscoe  A.  Tucker  John  Walker  W.  S.  Walker  W.  P.  Wells  1. 
Wren  S.  Hensley  And  Segt.  A.  P.  Rudd 

Our  rations  at  Point  Lookout  was  5  crackers  and  a  cup  of 
coffee  for  Breakfast.    And  for  dinner  a  small  ration  of  meat  2 


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crackers  three  Potatoes  and  a  cup  of  Soup.  Supper  we  have  non. 
We  pay  a  dollar  for  8  crackers  or  a  chew  of  tobacco  for  a 
cracker. 

A  Yankey  shot  one  of  our  men  the  other  day  wounded  him 
in  the  head  shot  him  for  peepen  threw  the  cracks  of  the  planken 

The  last  day  of  November  was  very  coal  indeed  and  the 
Yanks  had  inspection  of  ous  Rebels.  One  of  the  Yankee  Sen- 
tinerls  shot  one  of  our  men  the  other  morning  he  was  shot  in 
the  head :  soon  died. 

All  the  wood  we  get  to  burn  at  Point  Lookout  is  one  sholder 
tirn  of  pine  brush  every  other  day  for  a  tent  16  men  to  every 
tent 

The  16th  of  Dec.  63  a  Yankey  Captain  shot  his  Pistel  among 
our  men  and  wounded  5  of  them;  sence  one  has  died — he  shot 
them  for  crowding  arond  the  gate.  The  captain 's  name  that  shot 
was  Sids.  Him  and  Captain  Patison  and  Segt.  Finegan  was 
the  3  boss  men  of  the  prisoners  camp. 

The  24th  of  Dec.  63  was  a  clear  day  but  very  cool.  And 
Generl  Butler  the  Yankey  beast  revewed  the  prisners  camp : 

The  25th  was  Christmas  day  and  it  was  clear  and  cool  and  I 
was  boath  coal  and  hungry  all  day  onley  got  a  peace  of  Bread 
and  a  cup  of  coffee  for  Breakfast  and  a  small  Slice  of  Meat 
and  a  cup  of  Soup  and  five  Crackers  for  Dinner  and  Supper 
I  had  non : 

The  26th  was  clear  and  cool  and  dull  for  Christmas 

The  28th  was  cloudy  and  rained  a  littel  The  28th  was  a 
raney  day. 

The  29th  was  cloudy  in  the  morning  and  clear  in  the  eav- 
ning.  And  Jeferson  Walker  died  in  the  morning  he  belonged 
to  the  57th  N.  C.  Regt.    The  30th  was  a  beautyfull  day. 

The  31st  which  was  the  last  day  of  63  was  a  raney  day. 
And  maby  I  will  never  live  to  see  the  last  day  of  64.  And 
thairfour  I  will  try  and  do  better  than  I  have.  For  what  is  a 
man  profited  if  he  shal  gain  the  whole  world  and  loose  his 
one  Soul :    Or  what  Shal  one  give  in  exchange  for  his  Soul : 

B.  Y.  Malone. 


B.  Y.  MALONE'S  BOOK 

FOR  THE  YEAR  1864 


I  spent  the  first  day  of  January  64  at  Point  Lookout  M.  D. 
The  morning  was  plesant  but  toward  eavning  the  air  changed 
and  the  nite  was  very  coal,  was  so  coal  that  five  of  our  men 
froze  to  death  befour  morning.  We  all  suffered  a  great  deal 
with  coal  and  hunger  too  of  our  men  was  so  hungry  to  day  that 
they  caught  a  Rat  and  cooked  him  and  eat  it.  Thir  names  was 
Sergt.  N.  W.  Hester  &  I.  C.  Covington. 

The  6th  was  coal  and  cloudy  and  we  had  9  men  to  die  at  the 
Hospital  to  day.  Our  beds  at  this  plaice  is  composed  of  Sea 
feathers  that  is  we  geather  the  small  stones  from  the  Bay  and 
lye  on  them 

The  7th  was  very  cool  a  small  Snow  fell  after  nite 

The  10  was  a  nice  day  and  I  saw  the  man  to  day  that  makes 
Coffens  at  this  plaice  for  the  Rebels  and  he  sais  that  12  men 
dies  here  every  day  that  is  averidgs  12 

The  Commander  at  this  point  is  named  Marsto 

The  22th  day  of  January  64  was  a  very  pritty  day  And  it 
was  my  birth  day  which  maid  me  25  years  of  age  I  spent  the 
day  at  Point  Lookout.  M.  D.  And  I  feasted  on  Crackers  and 
Coffee    The  two  last  weeks  of  January  was  beautyfull  weather 

The  Month  of  February.  64  The  first  day  of  February  was 
warm  but  cloudy  and  Sum  rain : 

Be  content  with  such  things  as  you  have :  For  he  hath  said 
I  will  never  leave  the  nor  forsake  thee  So  we  may  boldly  say 
the  Lord  is  my  helper  and  I  will  not  fear  what  man  shall  do 
unto  me 

There  fell  a  Small  Snow  the  morning  of  the  third  Sergt. 
A.  P.  Rudd  &  Gidney  King  arived  at  Point  Lookout  from 
Washington  the  4th.  We  changed  Cook  houses  on  the  7th 
of  Feb. 

The  14th  of  Feb  was  a  pritty  day  And  the  Yankes  Sirched 
the  Prison  Camp  the  Rebels  was  all  sent  out  side  under  gard. 


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And  then  they  sirched  and  taken  evry  mans  Blanket  that  had 
more  then  one.  And  taken  evry  other  little  trick  that  the 
Rebels  had.    They  found  too  Boats  that    the  Rebs  had  maid. 

375  Officers  arived  at  Point  Lookout  from  Jonstan  Isle  the 
14th  of  Feb.  The  Yankey  papers  say  that  they  are  having  a 
Gun  maid  that  weighs  115,000  lbs.  21  ft.  long  carries  a  Ball  that 
weighs  1000  Lbs  and  a  shell  that  weighs  700  lbs. 

The  17th  it  was  so  coal  that  we  all  had  to  lye  down  and  rap 
up  in  our  Blankets  to  keep  from  freazing  for  we  had  no  wood 
to  make  us  a  fire. 

The  18th  it  was  so  coal  that  a  mans  breath  would  freaze  on 
his  beard  going  from  the  Tent  to  the  Cookhouse.  O,  it  was  so 
coal  the  18th 

The  20th  was  pleasant  and  General  Butler  the  Beast  re- 
vewed  the  Prison  Camp  again  for  the  Second  time 

The  24th  was  a  beautyfull  day  And  too  of  the  Rebs  got 
kild  the  nite  of  the  24th  attempting  to  get  away :  We  was 
garded  at  Point  Lookout  by  the  second  fifth  and  twelfth  New- 
hampshire  Regiments  untell  the  25th  of  Feb :  And  then  the 
26th  N.  C.  Negro  Regiment  was  plaised  gard  over  ous 

A  Yankey  preacher  preached  to  the  Rebels  the  26th  day  of 
Feb :  1864 :  His  text  was  in  first  Corinthian  16  chap  and  22th 
virse  The  words  was  this :  If  any  man  love  not  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  let  him  be  Anathema  Maren  athas  That  is  let  him  be 
acursed  when  the  Lord  shal  come 

The  Month  of  March 

The  first  day  of  March  was  coal  and  raney :  And  our  Com- 
pany was  examined  on  the  Oath  question  evry  man  was  taken 
in  the  House  one  at  a  time  and  examioned :  the  questions  asked 
me  was  this :  Do  you  wish  to  take  the  Oath  and  join  the  U.  S. 
Armey  or  Navey :  or  work  at  govenment  work  or  on  Brestworks 
or  Do  you  wish  to  take  a  Parole  and  go  to  your  home  if  it  be 
insied  of  our  lines  or  do  you  wish  to  go  South  I  told  him  I 
wished  to  go  South :  He  then  asked  me  my  name  County 
State  Company  &  Regiment  The  2d  two  thousen  Rebels  left 
Point  Lookout  M.  D.  for  Dixie : 


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The  3d  I  met  with  The  good  luck  of  geting  sum  Cloathing 
from  Dixie :    600  Rebels  left  for  Dixie  again  the  9th. 

Another  boat  load  of  Rebels  left  Point  Lookout  the  16th 
for  Dixie. 

250  Officers  arived  at  Point  Lookout  the  20th 

One  of  our  Rebel  officers  maid  me  a  present  of  a  dollar  in 
greenback  (the  21st)  he  stuch  it  threw  the  crack  of  the  planken 
to  me  without  being  asked 

The  20h  of  March  a  Yankey  Sergt :  named  Young  shot  one 
of  our  Officers  for  jawing  him : 

The  22d  was  very  coal  and  stormey  and  a  while  befour 
nite  it  comenced  snowing  and  snowed  all  nite :  the  snow  would 
avridge  3  inches  deep  the  next  morning : 

The  25th  I  went  to  the  cookhouse  for  a  cook : 

The  Month  of  April 

The  first  day  of  April  was  a  very  nice  day. 

The  5th  was  a  very  bad  day  it  raind  hard  snowed  and  the 
wind  blew  the  Bay  was  so  high  that  it  overflowed  part  of  the 
Camp.  Some  men  had  to  leave  thir  tents  and  moove  up  to  the 
Cook  house :  There  was  some  men  in  camp  who  had  been  going 
about  of  nits  and  cuting  tents  and  sliping  mens  Knapsacks  Hats 
Boots  and  Sumetimes,  would  get  Some  money  They  cut  into 
ours  and  got  money  and  cloathen  all  amounting  to  about  one 
hundred  dollars :  One  nite  the  Negros  was  on  gard  and  caught 
them  they  was  then  plaised  under  gard  and  made  ware  a  Barrel 
Shirt  (and  marched)  up  and  down  the  Streets  with  large  let- 
ters on  them  the  letters  was  this  Tent  Cutters 

The  12th  the  3d  Maryland  Negro  Regiment  was  plaisd  on 
gard  around  the  Prison  Camp :  When  the  Negrows  first  come 
on  gard  they  wore  thir  knapsacks  and  when  they  was  put  on 
poast  they  puled  them  off  and  laid  them  down  at  the  end  of 
thir  lines  And  Some  of  our  men  stole  too  of  them :  And  when 
the  Negro  found  it  was  gone  he  sais  to  the  next  one  on  post 
Efrum-  Efrum :  tell  that  other  Negro w  up  dar  that  the  white 
folks  has  stold  my  knapsack  a  redy :  The  other  one  sais  they 
have  stold  mine  too  but  I  want  caring  for  the  knapsack  all  I 


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hate  about  it  is  loosing  Sophys  Garotipe  (daguerreotype?)  One 
day  too  of  them  was  on  poast  in  the  Streets  and  met  up  at  the 
end  of  thir  lines  and  comenced  fooling  with  thir  Guns  what 
they  cauld  plaing  bayonets  they  had  thir  guns  cocked  preseantly 
one  of  thir  guns  went  of  and  shot  the  other  one  threw  the  brest 
he  fell  dead :  the  other  one  sais :  Jim,  Jim  get  up  from  dar  you 
are  not  hurt  your  just  trying  to  fool  me  : 

The  nite  of  the  18th  a  negrow  Senternel  shot  one  of  our 
men  wounded  him  very  bad  threw  the  sholdier 

The  nite  of  the  21st  a  Negro  shot  in  a  tent  wounded  two  of 
our  men 

The  27th  a  load  of  Sick  Rebels  left  Point  Lookout  M.  D.  for 
Dixie. 

The  29th  a  nother  Neagro  kild  him  Self.  Shot  him  Self  in 
the  mouth  with  his  gun : 

The  Month  of  May  64 

The  3d  day  of  May  6  hundred  Rebels  left  this  plaice  for 
Dixie 

The  13th  about  one  hundred  prisnors  was  brought  to  this 
plaice  they  was  capturd  clost  to  Petersburg  Va. 

The  15th  40  prisnors  arived  at  this  point  captured  between 
Richmond  and  Petersburg  by  Gen.  Butlers  armey 

The  17th  about  one  thousin  Prisnors  arived  at  this  plaice 
was  captured  at  the  wilderness  The  17th  about  1000  was 
brought  in  from  General  Leas  armey 

The  18th  four  hundred  more  was  brought  in  the  camp 

The  24th  a  Neagro  Senternal  Shot  a  mung  our  men  kild  one 
and  wounded  three  it  is  thought  that  one  of  the  wounded  will 
die : 

The  28  four  hundred  more  prisnors  arived  here  "We  have 
Pork  and  Been  Soop  to  day  for  dinner  Will  have  beef  and 
Coffee  to  morrow  I  believe  I  will  go  down  in  Camp,  but  the 
sun  is  very  hot 

The  Month  of  June  1864 

The  first  day  of  June  was  clear  and  hot 


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The  4th  We  had  Beef  and  Potato  Soop  for  dinner  the  Yanks 
are  not  a  going  to  give  us  no  more  Coffee  and  Sugar  from  this  on 

The  8th  6  hundred  Prisnors  arived  at  this  point  from  Gen- 
eral Leas  Armey 

The  10th  we  have  Old  Bacon  to  day  for  dinner  for  the  first 
time  sience  we  have  bin  at  P.t.  Lookout 

The  11th  500  more  prisnors  arived  here. 

The  18th  of  June  which  was  three  years  from  the  time  I  vol- 
untierd  was  cloudy  and  cool.  And  we  had  Pork  and  Hominy 
for  dinner  There  is  some  talk  of  moving  the  Prisnors  from  this 
point  it  is  getting  to  be  very  sickley  here  11  men  died  at  the 
Hospital  yestiday  it  is  said  that  the  water  is  not  healthy 

It  is  reported  that  General  Grant  and  General  Lea  are  fiting 
on  the  South  of  the  James  River 

From  the  20th  of  June  untell  the  last  was  very  dry  and  dusty 
And  we  would  hear  good  news  evry  now  and  then  from  our 
Armey    Our  Rations  Still  remain  Small 

July  the  1st  1864 

The  first  day  of  July  1861  I  left  home  And  the  first  day  of 
July  1862  I  was  in  the  fight  of  Malvin  Hill  And  the  first  day 
of  July  1863  I  was  in  the  fight  at  Gettersburg  And  today  whitch 
is  the  first  day  of  July  1864  I  am  at  Point  Lookout  M.  d.  It  is 
very  plesant  to  day  We  had  pical  Pork  for  breakfast  this  morn- 
ing and  for  dinner  we  will  have  Been  Soop 

The  4th  day  of  July  was  a  beautyfull  day  And  the  Yanks 
had  thir  Vesels  riged  off  with  flags  they  had  about  34  flags  on 
each  Gun  Boat  about  12  O'clock  they  fierd  Saluts  boath  from 
thir  land  Batry  and  Gun  Boats. 

The  13th  day  of  July  13  of  our  men  died  at  the  Hospital 
And  it  was  repoted  that  General  Ewel  was  a  fiting  at  Washing- 
ton And  that  our  Cavalry  was  in  4  miles  of  this  plaice  the 
Yanks  was  hurried  up  sent  in  all  Detailes  at  2  O'clock  in  the 
eavning  and  run  thir  Artilry  out  in  frunt  of  the  Block  house 
and  plaised  it  in  position  The  14th  500  Rebels  taken  the  Oath 
and  went  outside 

The  last  day  of  July  was  the  Sabath 


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No  man  is  bornd  without  folts 

Too  much  of  one  thing  is  good  for  nothin 

Cut  your  Coat  accorden  to  your  cloth 

All  are  not  Sants  who  go  to  Church 

All  are  not  theavs  that  dogs  bark  at 

Keep  your  mouth  shut  and  your  eyes  open 

A  clean  glove  often  hids  a  dirty  hand 

Seay  what  is  well  and  do  what  is  better 

He  that  will  steal  a  pin  will  steal  a  better  thing 

Fear  no  man  and  do  justice  to  all  men 

Evry  Cook  praises  his  own  stew 

Before  thou  marry  be  sure  of  a  house  wherein  to  tarry 

Evry  bodys  business  is  no  body's  business 

Do  what  you  ought  come  what  may 

Love  cover  meney  folts. 

The  race  is  not  always  to  the  swift  nor  the  battel  to  the  strong 

You  cannot  catch  old  birds  with  chaff. 

A  bad  workman  quarrels  with  his  tools 

B.  Y.  Malone 
B.  Y.  Malone  Owes       cts 
Q.  T.  Anderson        Paid 
A.  P.  Rudd  Paid 

T.  Y.  Compton     Paid 
Sergt  W.  T.  Johnson 
Sergt.  Laffoan 
Samuel  Mothers  head 
George  Anthony 

A  Puzzel 
There  is  a  thing  in  divers  of  countrys 
It  neither  is  land  nor  Sea 
It  in  all  sorts  of  timber 
And  not  in  eny  tree 
It  is  neither  in  Italy 
But  in  Rome 

It  appears  twist  in  evry  moment 
And  not  once  in  twenty  years 


The  Diary  of  Bartlett  Yancey  Malone  51 


Dew  B.  Y.  Malone 

Thomas  Murray 

$1.00 

John  Forast 

$1.00 

W.  A.  Hughs 

$1.00 

E.  W.  Rudd 

$1.00 

N.  W.  Hester       Paid 

$5.00 

W.  R.  Richmond      Paid 

$5.00 

T.  Y.  Compton        Paid 

$5.00 

W.  F.  Wells      Paid 

$5.00 

A.  I.  Brinefield        Paid 

$5.00 

L.  Kersey        Paid 

$5.00 

B.  Y.  Malone  Owes 

Q.  T.  Anderson        Paid 

$6.50 

A.  P.  Rudd        Paid 

$5.00 

Bartlett  Y.  Malone,  Soldier  of  Co.  H.  6th  N.  C.  Regiment. 

This  April  the  16th  64 
Point  Lookout,  M.  D. 

O,  that  mine  eyes  might  closed  be 
To  what  becomes  me  not  to  see 
That  deafness  might  possess  mine  ear 
To  what  concerns  me  not  to  hear. 

Mr.  Demill  &  Co., 

No.  186  Front  Street 
New  York  City, 

N.  Y. 
B.  Y.  Malones  Chirography. 

The  Month  of  August  1864 

The  first  day  of  August  was  clear  and  very  hot  And  700 
Rebels  left  here  for  Some  other  new  Prison  to  day  A  mung  them 
was  my  Brother  A.  A. 

The  2d  day  of  August  I  wrote  home 

The  6th  of  the  month  there  rose  a  thunder  cloud  early  in  the 


52  James  Sprunt  Historical  Publications 

morning  and  raind  very  hard :  there  was  a  whirlwind  just  out  sid 
of  the  Prison  on  the  point  it  blew  the  Comasary  house  and  Shop 
down  and  seven  other  Buildings  it  distroyed  a  good  deal  wounded 
four  senternels  broak  ones  leg  There  was  but  littel  wind  inside 
of  the  Prison 

The  knight  of  the  7th  A  Neagro  Senternel  Shot  one  of  our 
men  and  kild  him  for  no  cause  attall 

The  28th  of  August  a  Senternel  shot  a  nother  one  of  our  men 
wounded  him  very  badly  it  is  thought  that  he  will  die 

The  two  last  days  of  August  cool  and  plesant 

The  Month  of  September 

The  firs  days  of  September  was  plesant  the  Knights  was  cool 
but  the  days  was  plesant 

The  2d  day  this  is  And  our  Rations  gets  no  better  we  get 
half  a  loaf  of  Bread  a  day  a  smal  slice  of  Pork  or  Beef  or  Sault 
Beef  for  Breakfast  for  Dinner  a  cup  of  Been  Soup  and  Supper 
we  get  non  Mr.  A.  Morgan  of  South  Carolina  has  a  vacon  Cook 
House  which  he  has  bin  teaching  School  in  evry  Sience  last 
Spring  he  is  a  Christian  man  he  preaches  evry  Sunday  and  has 
prayers  evry  morning  befour  School  we  have  a  Preacher  to  evry 
Division  in  the  Camp  Mr.  Carrol  preaches  to  our  Divi  which 
is  the  8th  This  is  the  5th  day  of  the  month  and  we  are  going  to 
have  Been  Soup  with  onions  in  it  to  day  for  dinner  we  will  have 
Potatoes  and  Onions  boath  to  morrow  the  Dr  had  them  sent  in 
here  for  rebs  to  se  if  they  would  not  stop  Scirvy  My  health  is 
very  good  to  day  which  is  the  6th  of  Sept.  64.  But  I  cannot  tell 
how  long  it  will  remain  so.  for  it  a  railing  and  very  coal  to  day 
Aand  I  have  not  got  eney  Shoes 

This  is  the  7th  and  a  pritty  day  it  is  and  I  am  laying  flat  on 
my  back  on  T.  Y.  Comptons  Bead  in  Co.  G  8th  Division  Point 
Lookout  M.  D. 

The  8th  was  a  beautyfull  day  And  I  had  my  Bunk  Seting 
out  by  the  Side  of  the  Cook  house  and  about  dark  I  wanted  to 
bring  it  in  as  I  had  bin  doing  but  the  Neagro  Sentinel  would  not 
let  me  cross  his  line  So  I  went  down  threw  the  house  and  asked 
a  nother  one  if  I  could  cross  his  line  and  get  my  Bunk  and  he 


The  Diary  of  Bartlett  Yancey  M alone  53 

Said  yes  so  I  cross  and  got  my  Bunk  and  the  first  Neagro  did 
not  see  me.  And  when  he  found  that  the  Bunk  was  gone  he  come 
to  the  house  door  and  wanted  to  know  where  that  man  was  that 
taken  that  Bunk  And  if  he  dident  bring  it  back  that  he  would 
come  in  there  and  Shoot  him  So  then  I  had  to  go  to  the  dor  and 
he  told  me  to  bring  that  Bead  back  So  I  taken  it  back  and  could 
not  get  it  any  more  untell  I  went  and  got  the  Lieut,  of  the 
Comisery  to  get  it  for  me  So  you  See  this  is  the  way  we  was 
treated  by  the  Neagrows.       B.  Y.  M. 

The  15th  of  Sept  was  a  beautyfull  day  And  a  general  Stir 
among  the  Rebs  the  Dr.  was  getting  up  a  load  of  Convalesant  men 
to  Send  to  Dixie.  You  could  See  men  going  to  the  Hospital  to  be 
examiond  Some  on  Cruches  and  Some  was  not  able  to  walk  and 
would  be  Swinging  a  round  others  necks  draging  a  long 

They  got  a  load  of  five  hundred  and  Sent  them  out  of  the 
Prison  we  Surpose  they  will  leave  the  15th  for  Dixie  The  19th 
received  a  Box  of  tobacco  from  my  Father  James  B.  Malone  who 
resides  in  Caswell  County  North  Carolina  The  21st  all  Prisnors 
belonging  to  the  Confederate  Staits  Navy  was  Parold  at  this 
place. 

This  Sunday  the  25th  of  September  and  it  is  very  coal 
I  wrote  home  to  day 

The  26th  800  Prisnors  arived  at  this  point  belonging  to 
Erleys  (Early)  Comand  captured  clost  to  Winchester  The 
knight  of  26th  Some  one  stold  5.45  in  greenback  from  me 

The  27th  500  more  Prisnors  arived  here  from  the  same 
Comand 

The  28th  the  Yanks  brought  in  three  Negrows  that  they 
caught  helping  a  Lady  across  the  Potomac  Some  where  be- 
tween here  and  Washington  they  brought  them  here  and  put 
them  in  Prison  because  they  would  not  take  the  oath 

The  30th  I  wrote  to  Bro.  James 

October  1864 

The  first  day  of  October  was  cold  and  raney  day  The  3d 
800  Prisnors  arived  here  from  Early's  command  captured  at 
Fishers  Hill  Va.  among  them  was  James  M  Wells  of  Co  H  6th 
N.  C.  Regt 


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The  4th  100  more  Prisnors  com  in  Ther  is  about  10,000  Pris- 
nors  here  at  this  time  last  Summer  ther  was  15,000  here  but 
Some  was  sent  to  Elmira  N.  Y. 

The  7th  was  fasting  and  prayer  day  with  ous  for  the  reliece 
of  all  Prisnors 

Today  is  the  8th  and  is  very  cold 

The  13th  was  very  cool  And  in  the  eavning  200  Rebs  taken 
the  Oath 

The  15th  I  Sold  the  last  of  my  Tobacco  the  Box  brought 
me  fifty  five  dollars  and  70  cts 

To  day  is  the  16th  And  a  beautyfull  Sabath  it  is :  the  Boys 
in  camp  are  all  in  a  line  wating  to  be  inspected  by  Major  A.  G. 
Brady  Provost  Marshall 

To  day  is  the  18th  and  Secretary  Stanton  has  just  past 
threw  the  Camp. 

The  21st  200  Rebels  arived  here  from  the  Valey  captured 
Severl  days  ago. 

The  24th  they  parold  Severl  Sick  men  Said  to  be  2000  to 
leave  in  a  few  days. 

The  25th  Some  more  prisnors  come  in  from  the  Valey  Said 
that  900  was  capturd  when  they  was 

The  29th  About  80  Rebs  arived  here  they  was  capturd  clost 
Petersburg  Old  Butler  kept  them  at  work  on  a  Pond  8  days 
under  the  fire  of  our  guns. 

The  31st  600  more  Rebs  arived  here  capturd  clost  to  Peters- 
burg 

November  1864 

The  first  of  November  was  pritty  w.eather. 

The  7th  whitch  was  just  twelve  months  from  the  time  I  was 
captured  was  a  raney  day. 

The  8th  was  election  day  for  president  Abraham  Lincoln  & 
George  B.  McClellan  was  candidates 

The  9th  was  warm  and  cloudy  and  our  Rations  ar  not  a 
good  as  they  was  a  year  ago :  And  I  See  no  chance  for  march- 
ing Soon. 

B.  Y.  Malone. 


The  Diary  of  Bartlett  Yancey  Malone  55 

The  18th  of  Nov.  was  a  cold  raney  day  Our  men  are  not 
dying  here  like  they  have  bin  they  onley  avridge  about  too  a 
day  now    The  last  of  Nov.  was  pritty  warm  weather 

December  1864 

The  first  day  of  Dec  was  warm  as  Spring  And  the  Yanks 
comenced  building  some  littel  plank  houses  covered  with  clouth 
for  the  Rebs  to  stay  in 

The  3d  I  paid  10  cets  to  go  into  a  Concert  that  the  Rebs  had 
got  up  in  camp  it  was  a  very  good  thing  they  performed  in  a 
bacon  Cook-house. 

The  4th  which  was  the  Sabath  I  went  to  meating  at  the 
School  house  Mr.  Morgan  lectured  on  the  Parable  of  the  Sower 
&  in  the  eavning  I  was  at  the  Same  plaise  and  Mr.  Carol  preached 
a  good  Surmond  from  the  later  clause  of  the  2  virse  7  chapter 
of  Amos :  Theas  was  the  words  :  By  whom  Shall  Jacob  arise : 
for  he  is  small.  After  preaching  was  over  the  Sunday  School 
classes  met  and  thir  teachers  taken  up  the  balance  of  the  day  in 
asking  them  questions  and  explaning  the  Scriptures  to  them 
We  have  white  gard  now  for  patroles  in  camp  of  knights  the 
Neagros  got  so  mean  that  the  General  would  not  alow  them  in 
Side  of  the  Prison  they  got  so  when  they  would  catch  any  of 
the  men  out  Side  of  thir  tents  after  taps  they  would  make  them 
doubble  quick  or  jump  on  thir  backs  and  ride  them  and  some 
times  they  would  make  them  get  down  on  this  knees  and  prey  to 
God  that  they  might  have  thir  freadom  and  that  his  Soul  might 
be  sent  to  hell 

To  day  is  the  15th  and  it  is  cold  looks  very  mutch  like  Snow 
we  have  had  very  coald  weather  for  the  last  week  we  get  Split 
Peas  now  to  make  Soups.  Some  day  we  get  Bacon  and  some 
days  Picle  Pork  and  fresh  Beef  once  a  week 

My  health  is  very  good  at  this  time  I  weigh  155  lbs  We 
have  comenced  drawing  wood  we  get  two  smawl  shoulder  turns  a 
day  to  a  Company    Each  Company  has  100  men 

The  21st  was  a  very  cold  raney  day  Brigadeer  General  Barnes 
in  comand  of  the  Point  A.  G.  Brady  is  Provost  Marchall  Capt 
Barnes  assistant  Prov. 


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The  24th  was  a  beautyfull  day  I  chopt  wood  in  the  morning 
at  the  cookhouse  in  the  eavning  I  bought  3  apples  and  set  in  the 
Sun  Shine  by  the  Side  of  Sergt.  A.  P.  Rudd  tent  &  eat  them. 
And  then  my  Self  Q.  T.  Anderson  W.  W.  Murrie  &  W.  F.  Wells 
went  up  to  the  School  house  to  a  Debate  but  did  not  get  in  And 
then  we  went  back  to  the  Tent  and  found  T.  Y.  Compton  with  a 
newspaper  that  he  had  bought  and  we  spent  the  remainder  of 
the  day  in  reading  it. 

The  25th  was  Christmas  day  And  a  beautyfull  one  it  was. 
But  I  had  nothing  Strong  to  drink  and  but  little  to  eat  I  had 
Some  loaf  Bread  fryed  Meat  &  Corn  Coffee  for  breakfast  and 
for  dinner  I  had  a  cup  of  Split  Pea  Soup. 

In  the  eavning  I  went  to  the  School  house  to  meating  Mr. 
Carrol  preached  his  text  was  in  Zachariah  15th  chapt  7  virse 
After  preaching  I  went  to  the  Comisery  and  found  that  Mr. 
Walas  had  bet  Mr.  Barby  five  dollars  that  there  was  a  man  in 
Camp  that  could  eat  5  lbs  of  Bacon  and  3  Loafs  of  Bread  each 
loaf  weighing  2  lbs  at  one  meal.  When  I  left  he  had  onley  about 
14  of  a  pound  of  Bacon  and  a  half  of  a  loaf  of  bread  they  Said 
he  eat  it  all  befour  he  quit.  This  man  belonged  to  the  11th  Ala : 
Regiment 

The  26th  was  a  raney  day 

The  27  &  28  was  cloudy 

The  29th  was  cold  and  cloudy  &  Snowed  a  little  in  the  Eav- 
ning 

The  30th  was  cold 

The  31st  was  very  cold  and  Snowed  a  littel  evry  now  &  then 
threw  the  day. 


BARTLETT  Y.  MALONE'S  BOOK 

FOR  THE  YEAR  1865 


The  Month  of  January 

The  first  day  of  January  was  very  cold  &  the  grown  was 
coverd  with  Snow : 

The  2d  was  cold  and  cloudy 

The  3d  it  snowed  a  littel  in  the  eavning 

The  4th  was  very  cold  and  the  Snow  was  3  inches  deep 

The  5th  was  warm  and  cloudy 

The  6th  my  Self  A.  R.  Moore  James  R.  Aldridg  Nathaniel 
Hooper  &  T.  Y.  Compton  built  us  a  hous  out  of  cracker  Boxes 
the  house  coust  us  $8.80  cts  we  bought  a  stove  from  the  Sutlar 
the  Stove  coust  us  $8.00  the  Stove  and  house  totel  $16.80. 

The  15th  was  a  beautyful  Sabath  &  I  went  to  meating  & 
Mr.  Newman  preached  from  Psalms  8  ch.  4th  Virse 

The  17th  it  Snowed  in  the  morning  And  about  one  thousen 
old  men  &  littel  Boys  left  for  Dixie. 

The  21st  it  rained  and  Sleated  all  day  &  a  large  Dixie  mail 
came  in  one  hudred  &  Sixty  dollars  worth  of  Due  Letters : 

The  22d  was  cold  and  cloudy  &  it  was  my  birthday  whitch 
made  me  26  years  old.  And  about  600  prysnors  come  in  to  day 
captured  at  Foat  Fisher  The  men  that  came  in  Say  that  Gen- 
eral Whiten  &  Colonel  Lamb  was  captured  and  also  wounded 
After  knight  a  Neagrow  Sentnal  Shot  one  of  our  men  and 
kild  him. 

The  23d  a  large  Dixie  mail  come  in  I  got  2  letters  from  home 
&  one  from  Bro.  Jim. 

The  28th  was  clear  but  the  coldest  day  we  have  had  this 
winter  there  was  a  man  froze  to  death  in  the  5th  Division  after 
knight. 

The  29th  was  the  Sabath  I  went  to  meating  with  Mr.  Athy 
preached 

The  30th  &  31st  was  pritty  warm  days. 


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February    1865 

The  first  of  Feb.  was  warm  And  500  Rebels  come  in  cap- 
tured clost  Atlanta  Ga. 

The  4th  all  men  belonging  to  Kentuckey  Missouri  Louisina 
Tennasee  &  Arkansas  was  cauld  to  go  to  Dixie. 

They  Still  cauld  on  the  5  &  6th. 

The  17th  all  prisnors  captured  at  Gettersburg  was  cauld  out. 

The  18th  the  Gettersburg  Prisnors  left  for  Dixie. 

The  21st  all  Prisnor  capturd  at  Rappahanoc  Station  was 
cauld  we  all  went  out  and  Signed  the  Parole  and  was  put  in 
the  Parole  Camp  and  staid  there  most  all  the  24th  then  we  was 
put  on  the  Steamer  George  Leary  we  got  to  Fortress  Monroe 
about  dark  And  then  run  as  far  as  Hampton  Roads  and  there 
we  staid  all  night  Started  next  morning  at  light  which  was 
the  25  got  to  Acorns  Landing  about  10  Oclock  which  was  about 
12  miles  from  Richmond  on  the  James  River  we  then  marched 
from  there  to  Camp  Lea  we  got  to  Camp  Lea  about  dark  We 
then  Staid  at  Camp  Lea  untell  the  27  when  we  wen  over  to 
Camp  Winder. 

March  1865 

The  2  day  of  March  I  got  my  Furlough  the  3  they  paid  me 
12  months  wages  which  was  237.00. 

Went  down  to  Richmond  got  on  the  cars  about  6  O'clock  in 
the  Eavning 

The  4th  I  got  to  Barksdale  Depot  about  10  in  the  morning, 
got  off  at  Barksdale  marched  to  the  Road  house  by  dark  Eat 
Supper  with  Mr.  Hanrick  marched  on  2  miles  further  and  Staid 
all  night  with  Mr.  Moss.  Left  early  next  morning  which  was  the 
5th  eat  Breakfast  at  Mr.  Maxtons  got  home  about  1  O'clock  in 
the  Eavning.  B.  Y.  Malone. 

B.  Y.  Malone  was  borned  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1838  rased 
and  graduated  in  the  Corn  field  &  Tobacco  And  inlisted  in  the 
war  June  the  18th  1861  And  was  a  member  of  the  Caswell  Boys 
which  was  comanded  by  Capt  Mitchel  And  25  was  attatched 
to. the  6th  N.  C.  Regt.  which  was  comd  by  Coin  Fisher  who  got 
kiled  at  the  first  Manassas  fight  which  was  fought  July  the  21st 


The  Diary  of  Bartlett  Yancey  Malone  59 

1861.  They  was  comanded  by  W.  D.  Pender  mitell  the  Seven 
Pine  fight  which  was  fought  the  30th  day  of  May  62  Col.  Pender 
then  was  promoted  to  Brigadier  General  Then  Capt.  I.  E. 
Avry  of  Co.  E.  was  promoted  to  Lieut  Colonel  who  comanded 
untell  the  Battel  of  Gettysburg  where  he  was  kild  which  fought 
the  2d  day  of  July  1865. 

Major  R.  F.  Webb  was  then  promoted  to  Col.  who  comanded 
untell  we  was  done  at  the  Rapahanock  Bridg  the  7th  of  Nov. 
1863.  Our  Regt  when  was  captured  belonged  to  General  Hooks 
Brigard  Earlys  Division  Ewels  Corps  Leas  Armey. 

B.  Y.  Malone. 


THE  PROVINCIAL  AGENTS  OF 
NORTH  CAROLINA 

BY 
SAMUEL  JAMES  ERVIN,  JR. 


THE  PROVINCIAL  AGENTS  OF 
NORTH  CAROLINA 


A  great  obstacle  to  a  successful  and  peaceful  government  in 
North  Carolina  prior  to  the  year  1748  was  the  lack  of  a  medium 
in  England  through  which  the  representatives  of  the  people  in 
the  General  Assembly  could  make  known  to  the  Crown  and  to 
the  home  authorities  the  needs,  circumstances  and  desires  of 
their  constituents.  This  hindrance  could  be  removed  only  by 
the  appointment  of  an  agent  to  represent  and  transact  the  busi- 
ness of  the  province  at  the  various  government  boards  in  Eng- 
land. Colonel  Saunders  sums  up  the  duties  and  responsibilities 
of  such  an  agent  admirably  when  he  remarks : 

To  appreciate  the  importance  of  the  agent's  position  it  must 
be  remembered  that  the  Crown  had  the  right  to  pass  upon  all  the 
acts  of  the  Legislature,  and  to  repeal  or  "disallow"  such  as  might 
for  any  reason  seem  inexpedient.  The  proceedings  in  the  case 
were,  in  brief,  as  follows,  viz :  The  act  was,  in  the  first  instance, 
sent  by  the  Governor  to  the  Secretary  of  State  for  America,  by 
whom  it  was  laid  before  the  Lords  of  the  Board  of  Trade  and  by 
them  referred  to  the  Reporting  Counsel  to  the  Board,  to  consider 
and  report  whether  or  not  the  King  ought  to  be  advised  to  assent 
to  it.  In  practice,  the  fate  of  the  act  depended  very  much  upon 
the  report  of  the  Counsel,  who,  in  turn,  was  very  much  guided 
by  the  impressions  he  received  as  to  the  circumstances  under 
which  the  Provincial  Assembly  passed  the  act,  the  evils  it  was 
intended  to  remedy,  and  the  manner  in  which  it  was  intended  to 
operate.  All  these  things  the  agent,  from  his  knowledge  of 
affairs  in  the  Province,  would  be  able  to  explain  to  the  Counsel, 
and  in  many  ways  not  merely  prevent  unfavorable  misapprehen- 
sions on  the  part  of  the  Counsel,  but  to  lead  his  opinion  to  a 
report  favorable  to  the  wishes  of  the  Province.  With  the  report 
of  their  Counsel,  the  act  came  back  to  the  Board  of  Trade  where 
it  was  considered,  after  notifying  the  agent  to  attend  in  all  mat- 
ters of  consequence.  With  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Trade  the 
act  then  went  to  the  Lords  of  the  Privy  Council,  upon  whose 
final  report  its  fate  depended.  These  great  officers  also  sought 
their  information  in  the  premises  not  from  private  individuals, 
but  from  these  Provincial  Agents,  and  without  some  person  being 


64  James  Sprunt  Historical  Publications 

in  England  in  that  capacity  in  behalf  of  a  Province,  its  affairs 
"slept."  Memorials,  addresses,  petitions  and  such  like  papers 
passed  through  his  hands.  Every  opening  for  the  encouragement 
of  the  trade  of  the  Province,  it  was  his  business  to  improve  it, 
and  equally  so  to  endeavor  to  obviate  any  scheme  that  might 
hurt  it,  and  hence  it  was  his  duty  to  keep  posted  as  to  the  inten- 
tions of  Government  and  of  Parliament,  all  of  which  involved 
much  labor  of  various  kinds  and  great  responsibility.  In  a  word, 
the  agent  was  to  the  colony  what  the  ambassador  was  to  a  foreign 
country.  Now,  from  the  very  nature  of  the  duties  of  the  agent, 
it  is  apparent  that  he  was  intended  to  be  the  representative  not 
of  the  Governor,  but  of  the  opposition,  so  that  the  authorities 
"at  home"  in  England  might  get  both  sides  of  the  questions 
presented  to  them.  Otherwise,  the  representations  made  by  the 
Governor  would  have  decided  matters.1 

The  first  proposal  that  an  agent  should  be  appointed  to  repre- 
sent North  Carolina  in  England  was  made  by  Governor  Burring- 
ton  in  a  speech  to  the  Assembly  in  April,  1731.  He  declared  that 
it  was  "absolutely  necessary"  to  select  an  agent  and  arrange  a 
regular  salary  for  carrying  on  the  public  affairs  of  the  province 
in  England.2  Shortly  afterwards  he  repeated  his  recommenda- 
tion.3 Burrington's  efforts,  however,  came  to  naught  and  seven- 
teen years  elapsed  before  the  step  was  finally  taken. 

In  October,  1748,  the  General  Assembly  passed  a  law  called 
"An  Act  to  appoint  an  Agent  to  solicit  the  Affairs  of  this  Pro- 
vince at  the  several  Boards  in  England. ' '  James  Abercromby,  of 
London,  was  chosen  agent  for  a  term  of  two  years — from  March 
25,  1749,  to  March  25,  1751.  He  had  already  acted  in  this  capa- 
city, for  the  act  provides  that  "the  said  James  Abercromby,  Esq., 
in  consideration  of  his  trouble,  charges  and  expenses,  in  trans- 
acting the  public  business  of  this  Province,  as  agent,  to  this  time, 
and  until  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  March,  next  ensuing,  be  and  is 
hereby  allowed  the  sum  of  one  hundred  pounds,  sterling. ' '  This, 
however,  was  the  first  time  that  an  agent  was  officially  appointed 
to  act  during  a  fixed  term.  Abercromby  was  granted  a  salary  of 
50£,  sterling,  annually.  A  committee,  whose  duty  it  was  to  cor- 
respond with  and  direct  and  advise  the  agent,  was  also  chosen. 


1  Col.    Rec,    VI,    vii-ix. 

2  Col.    Rec,    III,    258. 

3  Col.   Rec,    III,   280. 


The  Provincial  Agents  of  North  Carolina  65 

The  committee  of  correspondence,  as  it  was  called,  was  composed 
of  Robert  Halton  and  Eleazer  Allen,  of  the  Council,  and  Samuel 
Swann,  John  Starkey  and  John  Swann,  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons. Whenever  so  ordered  the  committee  should  lay  before  the 
Governor,  Council  and  Assembly  the  correspondence  which  had 
passed  between  it  and  the  agent.4  The  mere  fact  that  such  able 
and  influential  men  served  on  the  committee  of  correspondence 
proves  the  great  importance  and  responsibility  of  the  office  of 
agent. 

It  having  been  "found  very  beneficial  to  the  Province  that  a 
proper  person  should,  by  public  authority,  solicit  and  represent 
the  affairs ' '  of  the  colony  in  England,  and  Abercromby  's  term  of 
office  having  expired,  the  Assembly  of  1751  re-enacted  the  agency 
law  of  1848  for  a  period  of  three  years.  Abercromby  was  retained 
as  agent  and  James  Hasell  and  John  Dawson,  of  the  Council, 
were  selected  to  fill  the  vacancies  in  the  committee  of  correspond- 
ence occasioned  by  the  deaths  of  Halton  and  Allen.  The  yearly 
salary  of  50£  had  been  found  inadequate  and  was  increased  to 
100£.  The  sum  of  111£  9s.  and  2d.  was  allowed  Abercromby  as 
compensation  for  extraordinary  expenses  incurred  during  his 
first  term.5 

In  1754  the  agency  act  was  extended  again  for  a  period  of 
three  years.6  Upon  the  termination  of  Abercromby 's  third  term 
in  1757,  the  lower  house  was  disinclined  to  appropriate  any 
money  for  public  services,  for  taxes  were  already  very  burden- 
some.   Consequently  no  agent  was  appointed.7 

It  would  be  monotonous  to  enumerate  all  of  Abercromby 's 
activities  as  agent.  He  performed  several  important  services. 
When  McCulloch,  Morris,  Corbin,  Dobbs  and  others  attacked 
Governor  Johnston  in  1749  and  sought  to  compass  his  removal 
from  the  governorship,  Abercromby  successfully  defended  the 
Governor  by  cleverly  delaying  the  proceedings  before  the  Board 
of  Trade.8    He  produced  strong  arguments  favorable  to  an  im- 


4  State   Rec,    XXIII,    303-304. 
6  State   Rec,    XXIII,    362-363. 

6  State  Rec,  XXIII,   399;    State  Rec,  XXV,   266. 

7  Col.    Rec,    V,    788-789,    928,    988. 

8  Col.  Rec,  IV,  934-939,  942;   Ashe,   Hist,  of  N.  C,  272. 


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portant  quit  rent  law  passed  by  the  Assembly,  which  Lamb,  the 
Reporting  Counsel  to  the  Board  of  Trade,  had  disapproved. 
Altogether,  he  discharged  the  functions  of  his  office  in  a  most 
acceptable  and  efficient  manner.  In  a  letter  to  the  Board  of 
Trade,  dated  April  13,  1758,  he  informed  the  board  that  he 
was  no  longer  agent  for  the  colony  and  advised  it  to  instruct 
the  Governor  to  recommend  to  the  Assembly  the  passage  of  an 
act  to  call  in  as  much  of  the  old  paper  currency  as  possible,  to 
be  paid  off  by  the  share  of  North  Carolina  in  the  grants  which 
Parliament  had  made  to  reimburse  the  colonies  for  their  appro- 
priations and  aid  in  the  war  then  being  carried  on  against 
France  and  her  Indian  allies.10  The  suggestion  contained  much 
wisdom,  because  the  provincial  currency  was  greatly  depre- 
ciated in  value. 

The  Parliamentary  grants  were  two  in  number.  The  first 
was  an  appropriation  of  200,000£,  which  was  allotted  to  all  of 
the  colonies  for  distribution.  The  second  amounted  to  50,000£, 
which  was  to  be  distributed  among  the  two  Carolinas  and  Vir- 
ginia. In  November,  1758,  the  Assembly  convened  and  entered 
into  a  heated  dispute  with  Governor  Dobbs  concerning  the  right 
to  dispose  of  the  share  of  the  colony  in  the  Crown's  bounties. 
The  house  also  contended  that  it  had  the  right  to  name  an  agent 
and  the  committee  of  correspondence.  The  Assembly  and  the 
Governor  were  in  utter  disagreement.11 

A  bill  was  introduced  at  this  session  for  the  location  of  the 
seat  of  government  at  Tower  Hill,  near  Stringer's  Ferry,  on  the 
Neuse — a  site  which  Dobbs  had  chosen — and  for  the  erection  of 
a  state  house,  a  secretary's  office  and  a  residence  for  the  Gover- 
nor should  he  decide  to  reside  there.  Another  bill  which  was 
introduced  provided  for  the  enlistment  of  three  hundred  soldiers 
to  serve  against  the  French,  the  bringing  over  in  specie  of  the 
colony's  share  of  the  royal  grants  and  putting  the  same  into  the 
custody  of  the  provincial  treasurers,  and  for  the  appointment  of 
an  agent.    A  committee  of  correspondence,  composed  entirely  of 


0  Col.   Rec,   V,    448-456. 

10  Col.    Rec,    V,    928-929. 

"Col.  Rec,  VI,  x,   1-3;   Ashe,   Hist,  of  N.   C,   294. 


The  Provincial  Agents  of  North  Carolina  67 

members  from  the  lower  house,  was  named  in  the  bill  and  Aber- 
cromby  was  to  be  the  agent.12 

The  Governor  regarded  the  first  bill  as  a  scheme  to  persuade 
him  to  give  his  assent  to  the  second,  and  said  that  the  lower 
house  would  even  have  paid  his  house  rent  and  the  expenses 
which  he  incurred  in  attending  the  Congress  at  Philadelphia  in 
order  to  obtain  his  approval  of  it.  Dobbs  also  charged  several 
of  the  leaders  of  the  house  and  the  two  treasurers  with  having 
arranged  a  plan  whereby  they  would  get  ' '  our  proportion  of  the 
sum  which  his  Majesty  had  graciously  recommended  to  Parlia- 
ment to  reimburse  the  southern  colonies,  which  they  expected 
would  be  at  least  15,000f ,  into  their  custody  under  the  direction 
of  the  Assembly,  which  they  ruled,  and  so  apply  it  as  they 
thought  proper,  without  his  Majesty  or  the  Governor  or  the 
Council's  interfering  in  it."  Dobbs  objected  to  the  bill  on 
the  ground  that  it  was  an  encroachment  upon  the  rights  of  the 
Governor  and  Council,  and  not  in  conformity  to  the  powers  of 
the  Assembly.  He  thought  it  improper  and  illegal  to  tack  on 
the  aid  bill  the  sections  dealing  with  the  appointment  of  an 
agent  and  with  the  royal  grants.  He  desired,  however,  to  have 
the  bill  locating  the  capitol  at  Tower  Hill  enacted.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  Assembly  declared  that  the  bill  which  Dobbs  wished 
to  pass  should  not  pass  unless  the  other  bill  went  "hand  and 
glove"  with  it.13 

Being  determined  to  defeat  the  one  and  to  pass  the  other, 
Dobbs  resorted  to  a  very  clever  stratagem.  He  instructed  his 
followers  in  the  Council  not  to  oppose  the  aid  bill,  except  in 
some  insignificant  matters  of  amendment  until  it  had  passed  the 
third  reading  in  the  house  and  had  been  sent  to  the  upper  house 
for  ratification.  When  both  bills  had  passed  the  third  reading 
in  the  house,  he  made  it  clear  to  the  members  of  the  Council  that 
he  desired  the  aid  bill  defeated  by  saying  that  he  ' '  wanted  their 
advice  whether  to  pass  a  bill  of  an  extraordinary  nature  which 
affected  his  Majesty's  prerogative  and  the  rights  of  the  Gover- 
nor and  Council,"  and  which  was  contrary  to  the  instructions 


12  Col.   Rec,   V,    1087;    Col.  Rec,   VI,    1-3. 

13  Col.  Rec,  VI,   1-3. 


68  James  Sprunt  Historical  Publications 

which  he  had  received  from  the  authorities  in  England.  The 
strategy  succeeded.  The  bill  locating  the  capitol  at  Tower  Hill 
was  passed,  but  the  Council,  under  Dobbs'  influence,  deferred 
action  on  the  aid  bill  for  several  days,  by  which  time  the  Gover- 
nor was  to  prorogue  the  Assembly.  Governor  Dobbs  described 
the  result  in  this  manner : 

Upon  this  disappointment  the  lower  house  were  all  in  a 
flame,  the  managers  being  greatly  disappointed,  and  represented 
to  me  that  there  must  be  a  dissolution  unless  the  upper  house 
would  resume  the  bill,  desiring  I  would  speak  to  the  Council  to 
revoke  their  resolution  and  pass  the  bill. 

The  Governor,  of  course,  declined  to  interfere.  He  agreed 
to  join  with  the  house  in  recommending  that  the  money  already 
due  Abercromby  for  his  services  as  agent  be  paid  out  of  the 
Parliamentary  grants.14  Thereupon  the  lower  house  appointed 
James  Abercromby  its  own  agent  for  two  years  with  an  annual 
salary  of  150£,  to  be  paid  out  of  the  colony's  portion  of  the 
50,000£  bounty.  Sam  Swann,  Thomas  Barker,  John  Starkey, 
George  Moore  and  John  Ashe,  all  members  of  the  house,  were 
appointed  committee  of  correspondence.  The  house  adopted  an 
address  congratulating  the  Crown  upon  the  victories  won  from 
the  French  and  praying  that  a  part  of  the  sum  allotted  North 
Carolina  should  be  used  in  establishing  free  schools  in  each 
county.     Then  Dobbs  prorogued  the  Assembly.15 

At  its  next  sitting  the  council  chose  Samuel  Smith,  of  Lon- 
don, Dobbs'  private  attorney,  as  agent.16  The  province  now 
had  two  agents,  neither  of  whom  legally  occupied  the  office.  An 
agent  appointed  by  one  house  only  lacked  authority  and  was 
unable  to  represent  the  colony  as  it  ought  to  have  been  repre- 
sented. 

In  the  spring  of  1759,  urgent  calls  for  troops  were  made  upon 
Governor  Dobbs,  for  the  army  in  the  North  stood  in  dire  need 
of  re-enforcements.  Dobbs  called  the  Assembly  to  meet  at  New- 
bern  on  the  8th  of  May.17    The  house  almost  immediately  passed 


14  Col.   Rec,   VI,  2-3;    Ashe,    Hist,   of   N.    C,    295. 

16  Col.  Rec,  VI,  2-3,   9,  76;  Ashe,  Hist,  of  N.  C,  295. 

10  Col.  Rec,   VI,  77. 

"Ashe,   Hist,   of  N.   C,    295. 


The  Provincial  Agents  of  North  Carolina  69 

an  aid  bill  similar  to  the  one  defeated  by  Dobbs  at  the  pre- 
ceding session.  The  forces  of  the  province  were  to  be  increased 
to  three  hundred  men,  exclusive  of  officers.  An  aid  of  6,000£ 
was  to  be  granted  for  enlisting  and  maintaining  this  force,  and 
Abercromby  was  to  be  appointed  agent.  He  was  to  present 
documents  to  the  English  government  showing  the  expense  North 
Carolina  had  been  at  in  affording  assistance  against  the  enemy. 
Upon  being  properly  bonded,  Abercromby  was  to  receive  from 
the  English  authorities  the  portion  of  the  50,000£  grant  assigned 
to  the  province  and  transmit  the  same  to  the  provincial  treasurers 
after  deducting  the  sum  due  him  for  previous  services  and  so 
much  as  might  be  necessary  to  defray  the  cost  of  insurance  and 
shipment  to  the  treasurers  of  the  colony.  The  committee  of  cor- 
respondence was  to  be  composed  entirely  of  members  of  the 
lower  house.18  The  council  wished  to  amend  the  bill  by  elimi- 
nating the  sections  which  dealt  with  the  appointment  of  an 
agent.  The  house  refusing  to  agree  to  the  amendment,  the  coun- 
cil declined  to  pass  the  bill  and  the  session  was  adjourned  with- 
out any  measures  having  been  passed.10 

The  Board  of  Trade  disagreed  with  Dobbs  in  most  of  the 
positions  which  he  took  in  the  controversy  with  the  house.  Al- 
though it  could  not  do  otherwise  than  approve  of  his  having  de- 
feated the  bill,  the  Board  informed  Dobbs  that  the  aid  bill  did 
not  lessen  the  Crown's  prerogative  to  the  extent  he  feared.  The 
Board  affirmed  the  contentions  of  the  lower  house  that  the  As- 
sembly had  the  right  to  appropriate  the  funds  granted  the  pro- 
vince by  Parliament  and  that  it  had  the  inherent  right  to  name 
the  agent.  Though  it  saw  no  reason  for  disapproving  the  bill 
in  its  abstract  principles,  the  Board  ruled  that  the  appointment 
of  an  agent,  being  separate  from  the  aid  bill,  ought  to  have  been 
provided  for  in  a  separate  act  and  that  the  committee  of  cor- 
respondence should  have  been  composed  of  members  of  both 
houses.20 

A  new  Assembly  was  called  to  meet  in  April,  1760.  The  chief 
purpose  for  calling  this  meeting  was  to  have  an  aid  bill  passed 


18  Col.  Rec,   VI,   37-38,    102-103. 

19  Ashe,  Hist,  of  N.  C,   295. 

20  Col.  Rec,  VII,   54-55. 


70  James  Sprunt  Historical  Publications 

so  that  the  province  might  afford  assistance  in  the  military  cam- 
paigns then  being  planned.  In  his  speech  to  the  Assembly  the 
governor  recommended  the  election  of  an  agent  to  receive  and 
remit  the  share  of  the  colony  in  the  grants  of  the  Crown.21 
Owing  to  the  failure  of  the  governor  and  the  Assembly  to  agree 
upon  a  suitable  law  establishing  courts,  there  had  been  no  courts 
in  the  province  for  several  months  and  much  disorder  had  arisen 
in  Edgecombe,  Halifax  and  Granville  Counties.  Being  anxious 
to  pass  a  law  establishing  and  regulating  courts,  the  Assembly 
determined  not  to  pass  an  aid  bill  until  an  act  creating  superior 
courts  should  be  passed.  Dobbs  was  equally  resolved  not  to  let 
the  house  have  its  way.22 

The  quarrel  waxed  warmer.  On  May  23,  the  house  went  into 
a  committee  of  the  whole  and  resolved  that  if  any  member  should 
make  known  to  any  person  the  remarks  of  any  member  in  any 
debate  or  proceeding  in  the  house,  he  should  be  expelled  from 
his  seat  as  being  unworthy  of  it.  In  this  secret  session,  the  Assem- 
bly adopted  twenty  resolutions  setting  forth  the  arbitrary  con- 
duct of  the  governor.  An  address  to  the  Crown  was  drawn  up 
complaining  of  abuses  perpetrated  by  the  governor,  describing 
the  unsatisfactory  conditions  prevalent  in  the  province  and 
declaring  that  Dobbs'  influence  over  the  council  had  prevented 
the  colony  from  having  an  agent  in  England.  The  address  as- 
serted that  the  real  cause  for  the  council's  rejection  of  the  aid 
bill  of  the  last  session  and  of  the  governor's  displeasure  with  it 
was  that  it  did  not  name  as  agent  Dobbs'  private  attorney,  Mr. 
Smith.23 

Being  brought  to  reason  by  the  drastic  action  of  the  As- 
sembly, Dobbs  promised  to  assent  to  a  court  law  which  should 
not  be  in  force  for  more  than  two  years  unless  ratified  by  the 
Crown  provided  the  Assembly  passed  an  aid  bill.  The  court  bill 
received  the  assent  of  the  governor,  but  being  dissatisfied  with 
some  of  the  provisions  of  the  aid  bill  and  deeming  it  no  longer 
necessary,  Dobbs  refused  to  give  his  assent  to  it.24    It  seems  that 


21  Col.   Rec,    VI,    347. 

22  Col.  Rec,  VI,  408-409;  Ashe,  Hist,  of  N.  C,   287-298. 

23  Col.    Rec,    VI,    409-415. 

24  Ashe,    Hist,    of   N.    C,    298-299. 


The  Provincial  Agents  of  North  Carolina  71 

Robert  Jones,  a  lawyer,  was  selected  as  agent  in  the  defeated  aid 
bill.25 

A.t  the  same  time  the  council  refused  to  approve  a  bill  naming 
Abercromby  agent.26  Thereupon  the  Assembly  chose  Anthony 
Bacon,  a  merchant  of  London.27  The  council  declined  to  sanc- 
tion this  selection  and  asked  that  five  of  its  members  be  put  upon 
the  committee  of  correspondence.  It  was  also  requested  that  all 
business  to  be  transacted  with  the  agent  must  be  approved  by 
three  members  of  the  committee  from  each  house.  Upon  the 
refusal  of  the  house  to  amend  the  bill  as  proposed,  the  council 
rejected  it.2S 

The  house  appointed  Bacon  as  its  agent  for  a  term  of  two 
years  and  resolved  "that  Samuel  Swann,  John  Starkey,  George 
Moore  and  John  Ashe,  or  any  three  of  them"  constitute  the 
committee  of  correspondence.29 

Dobbs  postponed  the  meeting  of  the  Assembly  until  Septem- 
ber. The  beginning  of  hostilities  between  the  Cherokees  and  the 
frontiersmen  rendered  it  imperative  to  call  the  meeting  in  mid- 
summer. In  this  emergency  measures  were  taken  for  the  de- 
fense of  the  colony.30  The  council  tabled  a  bill  providing  for 
the  appointment  of  an  agent.31 

At  the  next  session  of  the  Assembly,  which  was  held  in  No- 
vember, 1760,  the  house  addressed  the  governor  saying : 

We  flatter  ourselves,  had  we  been  so  fortunate  as  to  have  had 
the  concurrence  of  the  other  branches  of  the  legislature  in  pass- 
ing a  law  (more  than  once  attempted)  for  appointing  an  agent 
in  London,  who  might  have  produced  proper  documents  of  our 
expenses  and  represented  our  duty  and  zeal  for  his  Majesty's 
service  (considering  our  circumstances),  in  their  true  light  to 
his  Majesty's  ministers,  we  should  have  been  in  expectation  of 
partaking  of  his  Majesty's  royal  grace  and  favour  out  of  the 
first  200,000£  granted  by  Parliament  to  the  colonies,  and  of 


25  Col.  Rec,   VI,    297. 

20  Col.  Rec,  VI,   423,   424. 

27  Col.  Rec,  VI,  429. 

28  Col.  Rec,   VI,   423-424. 

29  Col.  Rec,   VI,   436. 

30  Ashe,    Hist,    of   N.    C,    301. 

21  Col.  Rec,   VI,    444. 


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which  Virginia  has  received  20,546£  as  her  proportion  exclusive 
of  32,268£  and  19s.  out  of  the  50,000£  grant ;  whereas  the  whole 
coming  to  this  Province  is  not  more  than  7,789£  Is.  Id.  sterling ; 
and  even  out  of  which,  there  is  a  demand  of  1,000£,  as  j^our 
Excellency  informs  us,  that  was  advanced  by  Lord  Loudoun,  and 
Mr.  Shirley,  to  pay  the  forces  at  New  York  notwithstanding  a 
sufficient  fund  raised  by  this  Province ;  and  therefore  we  can- 
not help  being  of  opinion  that  the  small  part  of  his  Majesty's 
royal  bounty  coming  to  this  Colony  is  apparently  owing  to  the 
want  of  an  agent  to  represent  our  dutiful  behaviour  to  his 
Majesty  and  his  ministers.32 

The  fact  that  North  Carolina  did  not  have  an  agent  in  Eng- 
land was  due  to  Dobbs'  defeat  of  the  various  aid  bills  whereby 
an  agent  would  have  been  appointed.  North  Carolina  had  ex- 
pended about  66,000£  in  assisting  in  waging  the  war.  More  than 
half  of  this  amount  had  been  spent  for  services  outside  the  pro- 
vince and  the  colony  had  justly  expected  to  receive  a  consider- 
able amount  of  the  royal  grants.  Dobbs'  persistent  refusal  to 
concur  in  the  appointment  of  an  agent  resulted  in  great  financial 
loss  to  the  colony.33 

Following  the  address  of  the  house  to  the  governor,  both 
houses  passed  an  act  which  granted  an  aid  for  operations  against 
the  enemy  and  appointed  Bacon  agent  to  lay  before  the  English 
authorities  documents  showing  the  expense  the  colony  had  in- 
curred in  the  war.34  This  act  was  disapproved  of  by  the  gover- 
nor. He  adjourned  the  Assembly  for  two  days  that  it  might 
reconsider  and  expunge  the  "foreign"  clauses  and  name  an 
agent  who  would  not  be  objectionable  to  him.  This  advice  was 
accompanied  by  a  threat  to  dissolve  the  Assembly.35 

In  a  committee  of  the  whole,  the  house  resolved  that  the 
naming  of  an  agent  was  its  inherent  right  and  that  the  appoint- 
ment of  an  agent  at  that  time,  even  if  inserted  in  an  aid  bill, 
was  not  inconsistent  with  the  services  of  the  Crown.  An  address 
was  presented  to  Dobbs  in  which  these  resolutions  were  reiter- 


32  Col.  Rec,    VI,    477. 

33  Col.  Rec,    VI,    ix-x. 

34  Col.  Rec,    VI,    463. 
36  Col.  Rec,    VI,    515. 


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ated  and  in  which  the  house  stated  that  its  members  regretted 
that  the  governor's  private  resentment  against  whomever  it 
named  as  agent  should  frustrate  all  efforts  to  unite  with  Vir- 
ginia and  South  Carolina  in  an  attack  upon  the  Cherokees.  The 
house  refused  to  strike  Bacon's  name  out  of  the  bill.30  The  bill 
was  re-introduced  and  passed  the  third  reading  in  each  house, 
but  did  not  become  law  because  Dobbs  dissolved  the  Assembly 
before  it  was  presented  for  his  approval.37  The  dangers  of  an 
Indian  invasion  had  ceased  by  this  time.38 

The  new  Assembly  convened  at  Wilmington  in  March,  1761, 
and  upbraided  the  governor  for  his  defeat  of  the  aid  bill  and  for 
not  calling  the  Assembly  to  meet  at  a  more  convenient  place.39 
Both  sides,  however,  were  now  willing  to  yield  something  in 
order  to  accomplish  their  respective  ends. 

A  bill  appropriating  20,000£,  proclamation  money,  for  the 
enlistment  and  support  of  five  hundred  soldiers  and  naming 
Cuchet  Jouvencal,  of  Westminister,  England,  agent  was  passed. 
John  Swann,  Lewis  deRossett,  and  Maurice  Moore,  of  the  coun- 
cil, and  Samuel  Swann,  John  Ashe,  John  Starkey,  Cornelius 
Harnett  and  Francis  Corbin,  of  the  house,  were  appointed  to 
constitute  the  committee  of  correspondence.40  The  house  re- 
frained from  selecting  Bacon  merely  to  obtain  the  assent  of  the 
governor.41  The  council  advised  Dobbs  to  assent  to  the  act  and 
having  done  so,  the  governor  dissolved  the  Assembly.42 

Meanwhile  the  Board  of  Trade  informed  Dobbs  that  he  had 
no  right  to  interfere  in  the  nomination  of  an  agent  by  the  As- 
sembly and  that  although  naming  an  agent  in  the  aid  bill  which 
he  had  rejected  at  the  last  session  was  irregular,  the  necessity 
of  the  times  rendered  the  irregularity  too  trivial  a  reason  for 
rejecting  a  law  which  would  have  been  beneficial  to  the  Crown 
and  to  the  province.43 

Sir  Matthew  Lamb,  Reporting  Counsel  to  the  Board,  criticised 


30  Col.   Rec,   VI,    515-517. 

37  Col.   Rec,   VI,    518-519. 

38  Ashe,   Hist,  of  N.   C,   301. 
30  Ashe,   Hist,  of  N.   C,   302. 

40  State  Rec,  XXIII,   539-541. 

41  Col.    Rec,    VI,    692. 

42  Col.  Rec,  VI,    633-634,   694. 

43  Col.   Rec,   VI,   539. 


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the  tacking  on  to  the  aid  bill  of  the  clauses  nominating  Jouvencal 
agent  as  being  irregular.44  Thereupon  the  Board  instructed 
Dobbs  to  recommend  the  appointment  of  an  agent  in  a  separate 
bill  when  Jouvencal 's  term  should  expire.45 

At  the  session  early  in  1764,  John  Starkey  introduced  a  bill 
to  continue  the  agency  of  Jouvencal  for  eighteen  months,  but 
the  quarrel  between  the  two  houses  concerning  the  membership 
of  the  correspondence  committee  caused  the  failure  of  the 
measure.40  By  their  own  authority  the  house  appointed  Jou- 
vencal its  agent  and  named  as  committee  of  correspondence 
John  Ashe,  John  Starkey,  Cornelius  Harnett,  Francis  Corbin 
and  Maurice  Moore.47 

Later  in  the  year  the  Assembly  made  another  effort  to  have 
an  agent  appointed  with  the  concurrence  of  the  governor  and 
council.  Thomas  Barker,  an  eminent  resident  of  the  colony,  was 
chosen  by  the  house,  but  the  council  substituted  another  person 
in  his  place.4S  When  the  lower  house  reinserted  the  name  of 
Thomas  Barker  in  the  bill,  the  council  rejected  it.49  The  As- 
sembly took  vengeance  on  the  council  by  refusing  to  appropriate 
1,000£  to  pay  Samuel  Smith  who  had  been  named  as  agent  of 
the  province  by  the  governor  and  the  council  in  1759.  The 
house  correctly  decided  that  Smith  had  never  been  the  agent  of 
the  province.50 

The  inability  of  the  different  branches  of  the  government  to 
agree  upon  the  choice  of  an  agent  had  already  worked  much  woe 
to  the  affairs  of  the  province  before  the  governmental  authori- 
ties of  England.  The  council  and  the  governor  were  in  the 
wrong,  for  the  Board  of  Trade  had  declared  that  the  power  of 
naming  an  agent  was  vested  in  the  Assembly.  It  seems  that  the 
Board  of  Trade  recognized  the  agents  appointed  solely  by  the 
house  during  the  time  of  the  quarrel. 

In  May,  1765,  the  house  refused  to  submit  to  the  council  the 


"Col.  Rec,  VI,  748. 

45  Col.  Rec,  VI,  702-703. 

46  Col.  Rec,  VI,  1134,  1136,  1137,  1214. 
«  Col.  Rec,  VI,  1214. 

48  Col.  Rec,  VI,  1287-1288. 

*°  Col.  Rec,  VI,  1240. 

00  Col.  Rec,  VI,  1251-1252,  1313,  1316-1317. 


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letters  and  papers  which  it  had  received  from  Jouvencal  since 
the  last  sitting  of  the  legislature.  Governor  Tryon  wrote  the 
Board  of  Trade  that  the  Assembly's  agent  ought  not  to  be 
recognized  by  the  Board  unless  the  house  would  permit  some 
members  of  the  council  to  serve  on  the  correspondence  com- 
mittee.51 

The  Assembly  continued  the  agency  of  Jouvencal  for  one 
year.52  The  Board  of  Trade  accepted  Tryon 's  advice  and  no 
member  of  the  council  having  been  placed  upon  the  committee  of 
correspondence,  refused  to  recognize  the  agent.  No  agent  was 
appointed  from  this  time  until  1768. 53 

The  gist  of  the  quarrel  was  that  the  council  denied  the 
Assembly  the  right  of  naming  the  agent,  while  the  house  refused 
to  allow  the  council  a  proper  share  in  the  committee  of  corre- 
spondence. 

In  1767,  Henry  Eustace  McCulloch,  a  member  of  the  council 
then  residing  in  England,  offered  his  services  as  agent  to  the 
colony.54 

An  attempt  to  elect  an  agent  early  in  the  following  year 
failed.55 

Towards  the  end  of  the  year,  the  house,  by  a  resolve  appoint- 
ed McCulloch  agent  with  John  Harvey,  Joseph  Montfort, 
Samuel  Johnston,  Joseph  Hewes  and  Edward  Vail  as  the  corre- 
spondence committee.56 

Parliament  having  adopted  the  plan  of  taxing  the  colonies  to 
help  raise  funds  to  pay  the  war  debt,  the  Assembly  drew  up  an 
address  protesting  against  such  taxation.  In  writing  to  McCul- 
loch, the  committee  of  correspondence  characterized  Parliamen- 
tary taxation  as  "totally  unconstitutional  and  destructive  of  the 
natural  right  of  mankind. ' '  McCulloch  was  instructed  to  assure 
the  king,  the  ministry  and  Englishmen  in  general  of  the  loyalty 
of  North  Carolina  to  the  Crown,  to  present  the  address  of  the 
Assembly  to  the  king,  to  cooperate  with  the  agents  of  other 


51  Col.  Rec,  VI,   107. 

62  Col.   Rec,   VI,   60,    87. 

63  Ashe.   Hist,   of   N.   C,    312. 

54  Col.  Rec,   VII,   517-518. 

55  Col.    Rec,    VII,    641. 
66  Col.    Rec,    VII,    973. 


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colonies  in  obtaining  the  repeal  of  the  act  imposing  internal 
taxes  on  America  and  to  work  for  the  repeal  of  the  law  of 
Parliament  which  forbade  the  colonies  to  issue  paper  money.57 
Samuel  Johnston  considered  the  address  too  submissive  and 
with  Joseph  Hewes  declined  to  serve  on  the  committee  of  corre- 
spondence.58 

The  dissatisfaction  among  the  people  on  the  frontier  of  the 
province  resulted  in  the  formation  of  the  Regulation  movement. 
In  October,  1769,  in  a  petition  to  the  legislature  setting  forth 
their  grievances,  the  Regulators  of  Anson  County  asked  that 
"Doctor  Benjamin  Franklin  or  some  other  known  patriot"  be 
appointed  agent  of  the  colony  in  England.59 

McCulloch  informed  the  Assembly  that  its  address  had  reach- 
ed its  destination  and  that  he  would  gladly  carry  out  the  in- 
structions given  him.60 

Tryon  was  authorized  to  sanction  the  appointment  of  an 
agent  elected  by  both  houses  to  represent  the  affairs  of  the  pro- 
vince before  the  authorities  in  England.  The  critical  relations 
subsisting  between  the  colonies  and  the  mother  country  ren- 
dered it  necessary  that  an  agent  should  be  appointed  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  give  him  unmistakable  authority.  Otherwise,  the 
interests  of  the  colony  would  be  doomed  to  delay  and  disap- 
pointment.01 

In  the  autumn  of  1769,  the  two  houses  appointed  H.  E. 
McCulloch  agent  for  a  term  of  two  years  with  an  annual  salary 
of  200£  sterling.  Lewis  Henry  de  Rossett,  Alexander  McCul- 
loch and  Robert  Palmer,  of  the  council,  and  John  Harvey,  Joseph 
Montfort,  Edward  Vail,  John  Campbell  and  Benjamin  Harvey, 
of  the  house,  were  selected  as  the  committee  of  correspondence.62 
Tryon  approved  the  act.63 

Late  in  1771,  McCulloch  was  re-appointed  for  an  additional 
term  of  two  years  and  the  committee  of  correspondence  was  com- 


57  Col.    Rec,    VII,    877-879. 

68  Ashe,   Hist,  of  N.  C,   347-348. 

69  Col.   Rec,   VIII,   78. 

60  Col.   Rec,   VIII,    55-57. 

01  Col.   Rec,    VII,    868. 

02  State  Rec,  XXV,  518. 

03  Col.  Rec,  VIII,  151. 


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77 


posed  of  members  from  both  houses.04  McCulloch  was  the  last 
agent  to  represent  the  colony  in  the  mother  country.  Being 
familiar  with  the  situation  in  the  province  and  in  England,  he 
was  well  qualified  to  render  the  colony  much  service.  This  he 
did. 

As  we  have  seen,  the  office  of  agent  was  of  vast  importance 
and  responsibility.  The  constant  bickering  between  the  lower 
house  and  the  governor  and  between  the  house  and  the  council 
resulted  in  much  loss  and  damage  to  the  interests  of  the  pro- 
vince in  England. 


64  State  Rec,   XXIII,    854. 


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